Covid-19: OECD Invites Members to Adopt Safe Travel Blueprint

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OECD Conference Center in Paris, France. In an attempt to limit uncertainty and difficulty and enable countries to prepare more effectively for a return to safe international travel and tourism in the aftermath of Covid-19, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reached an agreement this week on a plan promoting safe travel worldwide […]

Finance Minister: Greek Recovery Plan to Focus on 12 Key Areas

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The Hellenic Parliament. Photo Source: @PressParliament Bolstering the business environment, diversifying production, fostering productivity through investment and innovation, and boosting employment are the key areas Greece must focus on in order to achieve post-Covid-19 recovery, said Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. Speaking this week during the annual

Study: Greek Economy to Face New Test When State Covid-19 Support Stops

By admin 23 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Hellenic Parliament, Athens. Photo Source: GTP The Greek economy is set to suffer another setback once the government’s Covid-19 lifeline to businesses stops, a new report released this week by research consultants Capital Economics found. More specifically, the study, which is based on Bank of Greece data released on Tuesday, reveals that Greece’s economy may […]

OECD: Covid-19 Shock Adds to Greece’s Challenges

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Despite its swift and effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, Greece must bolster its economy with added measures, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said this week, urging at the same time the introduction of employment enhancement measures, increasing productivity growth, addressing banking system needs, and ensuring fairness and

OECD Revises Covid-19 Outlook for Greece

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo © GNTO/Y Skoulas Like most of the world’s economies, Greece too has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised its previous forecast, estimating now that the country’s economy will contract at a smaller rate this year compared to the eurozone average. […]

OECD Highlights Greece as Best Practice for Covid-19 Mobile App

By admin 27 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Greece’s mobile application service that grants permission to citizens for necessary movement during quarantine is highlighted by OECD as a best practice for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic. Provided free of charge, the 13033 five-digit mobile phone service was introduced as part of the unnecessary movement restrictions, when Greece went into lockdown, for

OECD: Covid-19 Effect on Tourism to Last Throughout 2020

By admin 27 Μαρτίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: @OECD The impact of the coronavirus health emergency on global tourism is expected to last throughout the year, according to a study released this week by the OECD Center for Entrepreneurship. Global tourism will be hard hit throughout 2020 and perhaps beyond, even if the deadly virus is contained, OECD analysts note, adding […]