Greece

The rosemary season has ended, but sage is in full bloom. In the fragrant hills of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, after a few sharp turns along a path, Nikos Reppas' old car arrives at bee heaven: a field full...

A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS, which has drawn France closer to Greece and Cyprus, and widened its divide with Turkey. By Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS. Although...

Some 1.2 million Greeks could soon be able to work from home, a Greek government agency reported this week. On Monday, the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) reported that 32.8% of the workforce, amounting to 1,263,000 workers, could...

Airbnb is increasingly asserting itself as a dominant force in Greece's real estate market. This according to the results of a study conducted by Greece’s Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), which found that more than 126,000 Greek...

Approximately 87% of total incoming tourist revenue stays in Greece, a survey by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) showed on Tuesday. The survey, drafted for the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), noted the importance of tourism in national...

Michalis Psalidopoulos was appointed as Greece's new representative at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Finance ministry said on Wednesday. Psalidopoulos is the president of the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) and Professor of Economics at the Athens...

The Greek government is trying to find ways to secure liquidity until June without pension and salary cuts or extra contributions to security funds. With Monday's Eurogroup approaching, Greece's partners increase pressure through the European Central Bank. The Greek government...

His belief that there are alternative solutions to liquidity problems in March expressed a senior Greek financial official just before the Government Council for Economic Policy meeting that was earlier concluded under the presidency of government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis....

Between June 2012 and June 2014, Greece attracted a total of 37.6 billion euros in investments, finds a new study published by the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE). The study, which remains ongoing, was recently discussed by KEPE's president,...

Successive changes in tax laws for tobacco products have changed the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) from a mainly proportional to a primarily flat tax, reducing the price differential between cheaper and more expensive tobacco products, based on a study...

Nearly a quarter of tobacco products used in Greece are likely to have been smuggled in to the country, according to the latest data from the Center For Planning and Economic Research (KEPE). KEPE's survey aimed to define the extent of...

Since the country entered into recession, Greeks get poorer year by year. The austerity measures haven't yet brought the promised growth, and unemployment hits record rates, while Greeks struggle to make a living. According to a Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) report,...

With the government increasing taxes across the board, more Greeks are turning to buying smuggled tobacco products, costing the country at least 600 million euros ($780.5 million) in lost revenues from 2011-12, a survey by the Center of Planning...

With Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras saying all is well now in Greece and that he's put the economy on the road to recovery, the record 27.4 unemployment rate will like go past 30 percent next year, a report...

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras says the government intends to develop a 10-year growth plan, although for now he's focused on a pending Supreme Court decision on whether a lower court decision to ban an emergency property tax from...