Economy
Retail sales down by 2.6 pct in January for third straight monthly decline
The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell for the third successive month in January, when it declined by 2.6 percent from a revised 3.8 percent drop in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
A breakdown of the fiscal and structural reforms Greece hopes will unlock funding
Greece and the Brussels Group began discussing over the weekend the details of the fiscal and structural measures proposed by Athens with the aim of securing the gradual disbursal of the remaining 7.2 billion euros in bailout funds.
Economic sentiment, consumer confidence edge down in March
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 1.4 points to 96.8 in March from 98.2 in February, according to the European Commission (EC).
Fitch downgrades Greek IDRs three notches to CCC, sees damage to recovery
In an unexpected move on Friday evening, Fitch Ratings downgraded Greece’s long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) by three notches to ‘CCC’ from ‘B’.
Greek deposits fell by 7.7 bln in Feb and total of 24.6 bln since Dec
Greek private sector deposit outflows slowed to 7.63 billion in February from a record high of 12.79 billion in January, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Monthly credit flow turns positive in Feb for first time since June 2012
Greek bank credit contraction slowed to 2.5 percent in February from 2.9 percent in January, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
How does ECB's decision on Greek banks' T-Bill exposure affect state liquidity?
Following its earlier recommendation to Greek banks not to increase their T-Bill holdings from their February 18 level, the European Central Bank general council decided on Tuesday to make this limit legally binding, according to reports.
Budget primary surplus falls to 1.24 bln at end of Feb as revenues miss target
Greece’s primary surplus for the first two months of the year reached 1.24 billion euros, down 40 percent, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget bulletin.
Tsipras Berlin visit brings some relief on Greek bond, stock markets
Greek stocks rose for the third straight session on Tuesday, when they increased by 3.66 percent following a 3 percent rise on Monday.
Greece prepares reforms list, eyes solution to liquidity shortage
Following the two crucial meeting of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with top eurozone officials last Thursday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, the next key task for the government involves the submission of a full list of specific and detailed reforms.