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Bob Traa: Greece Needs 30 Years to Stabilize From the Economic Shock of the Bailout Program

The bailout program that lasted for eight years has negative "long-term consequences" on the demographics in Greece, according to Bob Traa, the first International Monetary Fund representative in Greece after the country signed its first bailout program. In an article...

ELSTAT: Greek Industrial Production Grew 7.2% in January

Greek industrial production grew 7.2 pct in January 2016, with manufacturing production rising 1.1 pct in the month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday. The statistics service said in their monthly report that the industrial production composite index rose 7.2...

ELSTAT Data Shows Greek EU-Harmonized Inflation Rate Positive in December 2016

In December Greece saw its annual EU-harmonized inflation rate become positive, according to the latest figures by ELSTAT, the countries statistic agency. Figures released on Wednesday show that Consumer prices rose in goods such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco, housing, hotels...

ELSTAT: More Than 500,000 Greeks Left Greece Over Past 5 Years

With the financial crisis in Greece continuing to result in more austerities and less money in Greek professionals' pockets, many people have decided to move abroad. According to ELSTAT, the Hellenic Statistical Authority, over the past five years more than 500,000...

ELSTAT: Unemployment in Greece Dips Slightly in Q3 to 22.6 Percent

The debt crisis and the austerity-induced recession is reported to have wiped out around a quarter of Greece's economic revenues and has caused the country's employment sector to rank highest in the EU for unemployment, Reuter says. The latest figures...

ELSTAT: Adoptions in Greece Decline Amidst the Financial Crisis

According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), last year adoptions in Greece fell to its lowest level in a decade. There are many factors that have contributed to this drop, including a nine-month strike by lawyers last...

ELSTAT: Less Vacations for Greeks

According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Greeks cut back considerably on taking vacations due to tax hikes and financial obligations in 2015. Mostly those impacted are between the ages of 25 to 44 and the lack of Greek vacationers...

The Greek Economy Contracted in the Third Quarter of 2015

The Greek economy shrank in the third quarter of 2015 according to preliminary data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. After six quarters of year to year growth, Greece's GDP fell during the third quarter of 2015 by 0.4%, in comparison to...

Greek Unemployment in July Remained Unchanged at 25%

Greek unemployment rate fell to 25% of the workforce in July this year, down 1.3 points compared with July 2014, but unchanged from June, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a report, said that the number...

Retail in Greece Dropped 0.4% in June

Greek retail sales in June dropped 0.4% by volume and 1.7% by revenue, compared to the same month last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Monday. According to ELSTAT, the drop was mainly caused by decrease in sales...