Street cameras back in equation
Τhe use of street cameras to combat crime and traffic violations was tabled at Friday’s meeting between the minister of citizen protection and the privacy watchdog.
Official unemployment drops 5.9% in September
Registered unemployment totaled 836,713 people in September, a decrease of 52,752 (-5.9%) compared with the same month last year and a decline of 60,830 (-6.8%) from August 2023.
Current account surplus grows further in August
Greece’s current account surplus increased year-on-year in August, mainly thanks to an improvement in the balance of services and, to a lesser extent, in the balance of goods and the secondary income account, while the primary income account deteriorated, the Bank of Greece said in a report on Friday.
Tourism hits 8-month record
The expansion of the tourism season in Greece in September and October – and, according to the available data, also in November and December – is giving a very important boost to employment and the economy in general.
Minister defends provenance of higher revenues
Deputy Economy and Finance Minister Haris Theocharis dismissed the opposition’s claims that the rise in revenues is attributed to indirect taxes as a “big myth,” during the discussion of the draft law of the state budget for 2024,
IRIS to facilitate transactions
The Greek IRIS direct payment system is now mandatory for the acceptance of payments in our country by freelancers and the self-employed.
S&P restores Greece to investment level
Standard & Poor’s upgraded Greece’s credit rating to “BBB-” on Friday, taking the country out of “junk status” and into investment grade for the first time after 13 years.
Overtime kind only to the Reds, not the Greens
As if playing two games within three days was not enough, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos also played overtime in the week’s second game.
ATHEX: Second week of gains for local bourse
The Greek stock market behaved independently from the rest of the eurozone bourses for one more week.
Improving school infrastructure
The state of school buildings, even those located in the middle of the capital, is frequently disheartening and reflects poorly on a European nation.