New audits to zoom in on tax evaders
eKathimerini — The General Secretariat of Public Revenue has drafted a plan that will involve targeted checks, beginning in the fall, of sectors designated as […]
ECONOMY
Athens at odds with creditors over budget surplus, welfare
eKathimerini — Negotiations have not yet started between the government and the country’s creditors but there are already several serious points of contention, with the […]
Firms fleeing high taxes to face inspections
eKathimerini — Tax authorities are to begin more intensive checks on companies registered in Bulgaria and Cyprus but which are owned by Greeks to see […]
The Guardian: The Greek crisis will flare up again.
The Guardian — Greece has ceased to make headlines. A year ago, the TV cameras were trained on the protesters thronging the streets of Athens because […]
Greek fruit and vegetable exports rise in first half of 2016
There was a sharp rise in the volume and value of Greek fruit exports in the first half of the year, according to Incofruit Hellas, […]
Increase in mobile phone charges
eKathimerini — Mobile phone companies are increasing charges for some users, reversing the trend of the last few years that saw them cut prices as […]
Greece aiming for record breaking year in tourism
Travelpulse.com — Tourism is one area of the Greek economy that is booming; so much so that tourism officials are forecasting a record-breaking year. “The […]
Greek police arrest 24 in crackdown on tax-dodging cashless gadgets
Reuters — Greek authorities said on Monday they had arrested 24 people in a crackdown on about 1,000 small businesses suspected of dodging capital controls […]
Greece’s Titan Cement buys stake in Brazil’s Cimento Apodi for $100 mln
Reuters – Greece’s Titan Cement said on Wednesday it is buying a stake in Brazilian cement manufacturer Companhia Industrial de Cimento Apodi for about $100 […]
Greek unemployment steady at 23.5 pct in May
Reuters — Greece’s jobless rate was steady at 23.5 percent in May from an upwardly revised figure in the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said […]
Greece eases back on capital controls in bid to reverse currency flight
The Guardian — More than a year after they were imposed, capital controls in Greece were substantially eased from Monday 1 Aug in a bid to lure […]
Greek central bank head sees primary surplus at 1.3% of GDP
globaltimes.cn — Greece’s central bank forecasts the country will post a primary surplus of 1.3 percent of GDP this year, its governor Yannis Stournaras told […]
Varoufakis: IMF Confessing to the sin in order to repeat it
Yanis Varoufakis — You have read about the most recent IMF confession over its immolation of Greece. The question is: Does it signal a change in policies? Do […]
14,000 pipes delivered to Greece, Albania for TAP pipeline’s construction
Trend News Agency — The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Consortium said July 29 that 14,000 pipes have already been delivered to Greece and Albania for […]
IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro, apologises for the immolation of Greece
The Telegraph/Ambrose Evans-Pritchard — The International Monetary Fund failed to demand debt relief as part of Greece’s 2010 bailout despite widespread staff views that this was […]