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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
As if playing two games within three days was not enough, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos also played overtime in the week’s second game.
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.
The Greek IRIS direct payment system is now mandatory for the acceptance of payments in our country by freelancers and the self-employed.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the importance of foreign investments for Greece on the occasion of the privatization of Igoumenitsa port at an event on Friday.
The state of school buildings, even those located in the middle of the capital, is frequently disheartening and reflects poorly on a European nation.
The Greek stock market behaved independently from the rest of the eurozone bourses for one more week.