Economy
Economic sentiment at 102.5 in June as improvement in subindexes slows
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) declined by 1.7 points in June and came to 102.5 versus the reading of 104.2 in May, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday.
Deposits positive for fourth month as May sees inflows of 919.4 mln
Net deposit movement in the Greek banking system remained positive with inflows of 919.4 million in May versus inflows of 870.1 million in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Wednesday.
Credit contraction unchanged at 1.9 pct in May, balance at 179.34 bln
Credit contraction in the Greek market remained at 1.9 percent in May, unchanged from April, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Wednesday.
May budget primary surplus confirmed at 1.53 bln as revenues rise, PIB spending falls
The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 1.53 billion euros in the first five months of 2018, the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin for May showed on Monday.
S&P upgrades Greece to 'B+' on back of Eurogroup agreement
S&P was the first credit rating agency to respond to last week’s Eurogroup agreement by raising Greece’s long-term credit rating to ‘B+’ from ‘B’ on Monday.
EC sees relief measures securing debt sustainability despite poorer growth, market access prospects
Following the Eurogroup agreement early last Friday, the European Commission updated the compliance report of the fourth review to include the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) put together by Greece’s European creditors.
PPC reports turnover decline of 6.5 pct in Q1 on lower sales
Greece’s majority state-owned Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) first quarter (Q1) results showed that turnover fell by 6.5 percent in the first three months of the year.
Lenders set out post-MoU reform tasks ahead for Athens
Aside from marking the completion of Greece’s third and final European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme, last Thursday’s Eurogroup also outlined the set of commitments that the Greek authorities will have to undertake so the complete set of reforms are successfully signed off.
Eurogroup agrees on significant debt relief measures for Greece
After lengthy discussions in Luxembourg on Thursday, the Eurogroup arrived at a decision on significant debt relief for Greece that ticks many of the boxes the government had been hoping for but which will still leave Athens with a significant exposure to the International Monetary Fund.
Travel balance down by 29 pct in April as receipts slump
Greece’s travel balance fell by 29 percent year-on-year (YoY) in April, dropping into negative territory after March’s growth of 48.30 percent, Bank of Greece (BoG) data revealed on Thursday.