Economic growth

Vucic: Series production of new Fiat Panda in Kragujevac to begin in third week of January

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday series production of a new Fiat Panda model in Kragujevac, central Serbia, was due to begin in the third week of January, and noted that it would be a drastic boost to GDP growth.

Korkidis on the economic assessment of 2024: The data confirms the reliability of our economy

“The data confirms the reliability of our economy,” stated Vassilis Korkidis, President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, commenting on the figures regarding the economic assessment of 2024.

Mr. Korkidis elaborated:

Cyprus GDP growth revised upwards 

The Central Bank of Cyprus announced on Thursday an upward revision of its GDP growth forecast for 2024, increasing it by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7%. 

The positive adjustment is attributed to stronger domestic demand, with private consumption playing a key role, bolstered by the ongoing resilience of the Cypriot economy. 

Announcements by Mitsotakis – Theodorikakos on new investments (update)

A package of actions with a three-year implementation horizon that will attempt to put industry – and manufacturing in general -, research and innovation at the top of the agenda and will also serve as a critical bridge after the Recovery Fund expires, is being presented by the Prime Minister at a special event Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Development Minister Takis Theodori

Synolakis describes how Daron Acemoglu reacted when he learned that he had won the Nobel Prize for Economics: “He went on as if nothing happened”

At the Economist conference in Athens, renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu received the thrilling news of his Nobel win. As shared by Professor Kostas Synolakis, a prominent academic in the field of Natural Disasters, Acemoglu found out about his prize during the conference and handled the moment with remarkable humility.

Synolakis described the event in detail:

Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded for Groundbreaking Research on Institutions and Prosperity

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, also known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize, to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their work on the impact of institutions on a country's economic prosperity.

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