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New Greek government bill will cut ENFIA property tax by more than 20%
ATHENS – Keeping his vow, new Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government is planning to cut the hated ENFIA property tax surcharge by 20 percent, a mostly unfulfilled promise by the previous ruling Radical Left SYRIZA.
Greece hails success of 7-year bond issue
Greece's first post-election bond issue fetched 2.5 billion euros on Tuesday, securing a yield of 1.9 percent and a strong interest by long-term investors, according to the Greek national news agency AMNA
New Greek government to cut ENFIA property tax 30% within two years
ATHENS – Capitalizing on the former ruling Radical Left SYRIZA’s failure to abolish the hated ENFIA property tax surcharge – instead of increasing it to meet the demands of the country’s creditors – the New Democracy government said it will be cut 30 percent.
Greece to Cut Controversial Property Tax by 30 Percent Over Two Years
The new Greek government will introduce new legislation before Parliament by the end of July which would reduce the Single Property Tax (ENFIA) by approximately 30 percent for all property owners within a couple of years, starting in 2020.
Europe’s Former Pariah Could Be Headed for New Era: Taking Stock
The elections “will usher in a new era for Greece, and after a decade of distress, Mitsotakis will catapult the country toward full economic normalization,” says Cullen Thompson, chief investment officer at New York-based Bienville Capital, which owns Greek stocks. Markets have started to sense the change but are “vastly underestimating” its full impact, as the cycle turns more virtuous, he says.
Israeli fund buys real estate in Athens
A powerful "player" of the domestic real estate market has evolved into the Israeli interests of Zoia Fund by Mr. Ruben Shagy as he currently manages about 19 buildings in various parts of Athens, targeting either the housing market or office market. The investment fund is one of the largest that has been placed in the Greek market in recent years, as it manages around 20,000 properties worth more than 2.2 billion euros internationally. Zoia has a presence in six countries (USA, Spain, with emphasis on Barcelona, Poland, Germany, Israel and Greece).
Greek prime office prices up 7.0% last year
ATHENS, June 6 (Reuters) - Greek prime office prices rose 7% last year compared to 2017 as the national economic recovery gained pace, the central bank said on Thursday, with the increase more pronounced in the capital Athens.
Greece's economy is recovering from a multi-year deep recession which shrank it by a quarter, driving a rebound in residential and commercial real estate prices which suffered a heavy hit during the country's debt crisis.
Long-term Rental Property Market in Athens Gaining Lost Ground
Greece’s rental property market, particularly in Athens, is picking up pace after the economic crisis and the onslaught of short-term rental options that made finding homes for long term rent near to impossible.
Things appear to be changing according to a report released this week by market experts Eurobank Property Services, who argue that after the slump in 2017, the real estate market is slowly recovering driver in large part by lower unemployment rates and improving
Greek debt rallies sharply with country headed for snap elections
Greece’s government bond prices roared higher after prime minister Alexis Tsipras said he would call a general election following his Syriza party’s poor showing in European elections.
The IMF said in March this year that Greece had “entered a period of economic growth that puts it among the top performers in the eurozone”. The fund expects the Greek economy to expand by around 2.5 per cent this year, up from 2 per cent last year, having returned to growth in 2017.
Greek economy shows promising signs of growth
What a difference four years can make. In January 2015, Alexis Tsipras, leader of the ostensibly ultra-leftwing Syriza party, came to power, promising to end the austerity that had plunged Greece into one of the deepest depressions in economic history. Today, under his leadership, a recovering Greece stresses its fealty to the eurozone’s policy orthodoxy.