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Exports of Greek products in countries of the EU have declined significantly (except for oil products that have not yet been calculated, while exports in other foreign countries present satisfactory rates and are in some cases increasing. The Hellenic Statistical...

Greece's jobless rate rose to a fresh quarterly record of 20.7 percent in the last three months of 2012, reflecting the country's deep economic malaise, exacerbated by austerity to repair public finances and emerge from a debt crisis. On Thursday,...

ATHENS – Austerity measures imposed by international lenders in return for bailouts to keep the country from defaulting are taking their toll on Greek workers, with 21 percent now out of work – and 51.5 percent of those under...

Greece was plunging deeper into recession at the close of last year, documenting the devastation of the country's economy even before new austerity plans are implemented in the months ahead. Greece's gross domestic product contracted by an annual rate of...

Greece’s unemployment rate rose in November to a record high, while declining industrial production in December indicated a deepening economic contraction in the final quarter. The unemployment rate rose to 20.9 percent, from 18.2 percent the previous month, the Hellenic...

According to the Border Statistical Survey conducted by the Bank of Greece, in the period from January to September of 2011, arrivals of non-residents from abroad increased by 10,4%, compared to the same period in 2010. More specifically, arrivals from...

ATHENS – Former Prime Minister George Papandreou should be investigated to see if there was any wrongdoing in how he handled the country’s economic crisis and imposed waves of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and layoffs of public...

On Friday, financial prosecutor Grigoris Peponis submitted his initial findings on the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) case file to the country’s Supreme Court. According to a former employee of ELSTAT, Zoe Georganta, the statistics service had “cooked” the country’s public...

Greece's EU harmonized inflation eased to the lowest in four months in December, data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Wednesday. The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) increased 2.2 percent on an annual basis in December, slower than...

ATHENS – Two Greek financial prosecutors who earlier resigned after complaining about political interference with their work – and then quickly returned – have stated that politicians and business executives used go-betweens to pressure them to speed up or...