Greece's goal: entering Euroland.

Europe;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......percent, rising to 3.8 percent in 1999. The funds...financing to rebuild Greece's out-of-date infrastructure...rise by almost 3 percent this year. There...unprecedented for Greece. People have a real...shipping. Tourism is Greece's biggest foreign...contributes at least 7 ...

Greece's Inflation Drops to 2.8 Percent

Xinhua English Newswire;  May 5, 1999 ;     97 words ...Greece's inflation dropped from 3.4 percent in March to 2.8 percent in April of this year, Greece's National Statistics Service (NSS...Greece's inflation was below the 3.0 percent level in 28 years. Greece's inflation stood at 5.3 percent in...

EU to sue Greece for erroneous deficit data

International Herald Tribune;  December 2, 2004 ;     559 words ......percent and 3.4 percent, respectively...Eurostat report said.Greece had claimed that the deficits were 4 percent, 2.5 percent and 1.8 percent during that period.''Greece would not have...supposed to exceed 3 percent of its GDP. On...George Alogoskoufis, Greece's ...

Foreigners account for 10 percent of Greece's population: survey

Xinhua News Agency;  February 21, 2005 ;     129 words ...Foreigners account for 10 percent of Greece's population: survey ATHENS, Feb...people at the end of 2004, or 10.3 percent of the population, up from 270...132,000, representing about 17 percent of the city's population. Next...

GREECE SEEKS CLOSER TIES TO THE WEST

News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  March 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Greek economy during the last decade. Greece's accelerating economic growth is now averaging a robust 3.5 percent a year, up from zero growth a decade...nonexistent but for the presence in Greece of several hundred thousand foreign...

Greece informs EU of plans to cut 2005 deficit to 2.8 percent of GDP

AP Worldstream;  November 5, 2004 ;     326 words ......must not exceed 3 percent of GDP. Greece's forecast deficit of 5.3 percent in 2004 makes it...will save 0.24 percentage point. Greece has finished paying...will lead to a 0.4 percentage point cut in the budget deficit. Greece has undergone the...

Greece's Inflation Drops to 3.4 Percent

Xinhua English Newswire;  April 7, 1999 ;     78 words ......percent in February to 3.4 percent in March of this year, Greece's National Statistics Service...Annual inflation stood at 4.6 percent and 6.0 percent in March in 1998 and 1997...drop significantly in April. Greece, which wants to join the euro...

Household debt up 30 percent in Greece in 2003-2005

Xinhua News Agency;  March 28, 2006 ;     220 words ...Household debt up 30 percent in Greece in 2003-2005 ATHENS, March...Greek household debt rose 30 percent in the 2003- 2005 period...car with a bank loan (21.8 percent in Thessaloniki and 25 percent in the rest of the country) last year. The Bank of Greece added that 11.2 percent ...

Greece answers rebuke by UN refugee agency

International Herald Tribune;  April 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......refugee agency described Greece's recognition rate for refugees...nationalities in 2006 was 1 percent in Greece, compared with 45 percent in Italy and 19 percent in...In Britain the rate was 24 percent and in Sweden, 50 percent, according to agency figures...that reception ...

Greece's changing political landscape: although national elections are...

Europe;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......PASOK leader who steered Greece into the euro zone, has lost...Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece's two biggest cities. Furthermore...echelons. Overall, barely two percentage points separated the two...is certainly at work, with Greece's economy projected to expand this year by 3.8 percent, ...

Greece's Inflation Falls to 3.9 Percent in December

Xinhua News Agency;  January 9, 2001 ;     66 words ...Greece's annual inflation eased to 3.9 percent in December from 4.2 percent in November, the National...The NSS is optimistic that Greece's inflation will continue...strengthened. It is estimated that Greece's inflation will be 3.5 percent in January.

Greece's Alpha Bank reports 50 percent rise in first quarter net profit

AP Worldstream;  May 17, 2006 ;     520 words ......Alpha Bank, Greece's second-largest...reported a 50 percent rise in first-quart...increased almost 21 percent. Lending in Greece alone rose 20 percent, reflecting...costs up 10 percent. However, costs in Greece rose 7 percent, given tight...

Greece aims to trim deficit to 2.3 percent of GDP in 2007

AP Worldstream;  December 7, 2005 ;     126 words ......12-07-2005 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece Greece aims to lower its budget deficit in 2007 to 2.3 percent of gross domestic product...Alogoskoufis said. In 2008, Greece is aiming for a budget deficit of 1.7 percent of GDP, he added. Greece's budget deficit is forecast to reach 4.3 ...

Greece's Inflation Reduces to 2.1 Percent in June

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 8, 1999 ;     187 words ...Greece' consumer price inflation dropped from 2.4 percent in May to 2.1 percent...and vegetables prices. Greece's consumer price index rose 3.8 percent in June still far from...March, falling below 3 percent for the first time since 1971. Greece aims to join the European...

Greece's biggest bank to sell 10 percent of shares

AP Worldstream;  October 7, 2003 ;     129 words ......10-07-2003 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece The government on Tuesday...plans to sell another 10 percent stake of the National Bank of Greece, expecting to raise euro465...country's largest bank to 30 percent, but retains management control...debt from a projected 102 percent of Greece's ...