• New Democracy holds on to big lead as parties line up final week of campaigning • Mitsotakis vows to scrap police ban at university campuses. No corrective measures needed for 2019, he says • Parties fail to agree on TV debate rules # New Democracy has a 9-point lead and remains on course for victory … Continue reading Athens Digest 28.06.2019 →

• Government extends special VAT rates for 5 islands • Exxon, Total to sign deal for Crete offshore exploration • Report: 83 percent of national debt is to official sector • IOBE: Industry investment slump expected in 2019 • Afantou deal on Rhodes finally completed # The government has extended lower VAT rates for five Greek … Continue reading Athens Digest 27.06.2019 →

• Airport concession, bond profits boost primary surplus • Top execs at state companies being replaced before election • Lamda: Still waiting for government actions needed for Hellenikon development • In Greece, talk isn’t cheap # The January-May state budget deficit came in at EUR 1.76 billion against the target of EUR 4.05 billion in deficit, … Continue reading Athens Digest 26.06.2019 →

• Growth warning from budget watchdog • New criminal code worrying judges, anti-corruption body • Another poll see New Democracy avoiding hung parliament • Stournaras: Next government should “secure and deepen” reforms # A fiscal watchdog says Greece’s economy will need to have a “considerably stronger performance” in the coming quarters for the country to meet its … Continue reading Athens Digest 25.06.2019 →

• Latest poll gives conservatives clear majority • Travel service balance posts EUR412mn surplus between January and April • Poverty and social exclusion threatens almost one in three Greeks • Deadline for Athens casino resort bids extended for a third time until July 31 # Ahead of next month’s national elections, the latest poll of voter … Continue reading Athens Digest 24.06.2019 →