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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger

Just one week after the Greek Finance Ministry submitted to Parliament the draft budget for 2014 - which sees a primary surplus of 2.9 billion euros, or 1.6 percent of GDP – European Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen appears to have put the economic plan in some doubt, while testing the limits of Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras’s positivity.

Cash deficit widens as Greece pays off state arrears

The central government net balance to September on a cash basis showed the deficit widening to 8.88 billion euros from 6.53 billion last year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). At the same time, the primary cash deficit also expanded to 3.32 billion from 543 million.

Greek banks less reliant on Eurosystem funding in September

Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding, the combined liquidity they have received from the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism, dropped by another 1.4 billion euros in September, according to the BoG’s monthly financial statement.

Industrial production continues decline with 7.2 pct drop in August

The Industrial Production Index posted a drop of 7.2 percent in August with the figure for the first eight months of the year also retreating by 3.8 percent, according to ELSTAT. This means that except for April and June, all monthly readings so far in 2013 exhibit a single digit drop of between 4.5 and 7.7 percent.

Revenues beat target for third straight month, put primary surplus in sight

The budget execution to September showed revenues beating monthly targets by 339 million euros for the third straight month in September with the year to date shortfall further narrowing to 710 million from its peak of 1.61 billion euros at the end of June, according to the preliminary data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) today.

Greece's building activity continues its nosedive in July

Greek building activity (measured by the number of building permits) dropped 24.0 percent in July with the respective surface figure easing 8.6 percent, while volume remained flat year on year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Drop in Greek CPI decelerated to 1.1 pct in September

Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained on negative ground in September, easing by 1.1 percent compared to a 1.3-percent drop recorded in August. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 2.6 percent, while the average rate of CPI change over the trailing twelve months turned negative at -0.1 percent for the first time.

What is the state of play with Greek banks?

Having suffered huge losses due to the PSI last year, completed a series of M&A that reshuffled the domestic banking landscape and successfully recapitalised in June, Greek banks remain at the forefront of domestic corporate developments. Their stock performance, with gains in excess of 50 percent over the past three months, has also triggered increased interest from the investment community.

2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) tabled the 2014 draft budget to the Greek parliament on Monday with headline figures confirming recent press reports. As was broadly expected, 2014 will be another year of ambitious budget consolidation with a further cut in primary expenditure by 2.77 billion year on year (yoy) and a revenue increase of 2.55 billion yoy.

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