Inflation in the Eurozone stood at 2.9%

High inflation and interest rates, with the latter easing at a slower rate, is the forecast from National Bank of Greece (NBG) chairman Gikas Hardouvelis, who is also the new president of the Hellenic Banks Association (HBA). Speaking at the annual Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association conference this month in Athens, Hardouvelis, a former Greek […]

Better marks given for tourism, digitization of state services, defense and its handling of bilateral relations with Turkey

Annual inflation rate in the Eurozone at 2.4% last month

Consumer will find most goods more expensive for this year’s Christmas table

This development can be primarily attributed to a significant decrease in the prices of natural gas (-53.2%) and fuels-lubricants

Fitch sees the ECB announcing a reduction, by 75 basis points, in rates as of June 2024, and dropping to 3.75 percent by the end of 2024

UniCredit projects Greece will achieve its inflation target of 2% in 2024, aligning with the European Central Bank's goal

Food, alcohol, and tobacco will exhibit the highest annual rates at 6.9 percent in the Eurozone

The global surge in inflation from the “double whammy” of pandemic-related disruption and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has punished consumers in Europe over the past two years, with one “casualty” in Greece being the country’s iconic “souvlaki”, alternatively known the world over as “gyro”. According to market watchers in the country, the price of […]

Only people in Paris, Berlin and Brussels pay more

56 percent of respondents said they've dipped into savings to pay monthly bills

Rise Attributed to Higher Food Prices

IMF Projects Global Inflation to Stand at 6.9 Percent in 2023

Figure double than the annual rate recorded in previous month, Sept. 2023

More ominously, the category “foods, alcohol and tobacco” – with foodstuffs dominating interest – was almost double than the overall rate, which totaled 7.5 percent.

OECD Chief Economist Clare Lombardelli foresees an easing of inflation near set targets in most countries by the end of next year, while calling on EU monetary policy-makers to carefully consider decisions that don’t jeopardize growth but at the same time restrict rising prices. As per Greece, she reiterated the OECD’s forecast of ‘robust growth’, […]