Economy

The Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 822 million euros in the January-February period this year, from a target for a primary deficit of 196 million euros and after a primary surplus of 2.695 billion euros recorded in the…

The Euro Working Group (EWG) ended on Monday night without a decision on the disbursement of almost 1-billion-euros from creditors, as there is still no agreement with the Greek government on its plan for protecting the primary residence of…

Former German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, widely regarded as the architect of austerity in eurozone crisis countries, said in an interview in the Financial Times on Friday that Greece should have taken a 10-year timeout from the…

The early repayment of Greece’s loans from the International Monetary Fund is a decision the Greek authorities will make, said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice on Thursday, but noted that this would require the consent of the country’s other…

A total of 8,907,722 Greek taxpayers paid 8.328 billion euros in taxes in 2018 on declared income of 73.612 billion euros, official figures showed on Thursday.

The actual number of Greek shipping lines (companies) diminished in 2018. The decline is sustained for a seventh consecutive year, echoing the signs of economic depression that the maritime world currently experiences. The number of Greek…

Registered unemployment eased to 949,385 persons in February from 957,532 in January, official figures showed on Wednesday. 

Public Power Corporation is reducing its electricity bill discount for consistent customers as of April, as well as the prepayment discount, due to its increasing financial woes.

State spending in Greece, as a percentage of GDP, is the sixth highest amongst European Union countries, according to figures released on Tuesday by Eurostat.