Macroeconomy
Slight rise of 0.3 pct in March retail sales after strong growth in February
The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index edged up by 0.3 percent in March, after revised double-digit growth of 11.2 percent in February, ELSTAT data showed on Wednesday.
Economic sentiment down 1.7 pts in May, consumer confidence up for second straight month
Economic sentiment fell by 1.7 points in May after improving cumulatively in the previous two months, European Commission figures showed on Tuesday.
Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
The pace of credit contraction in the Greek market further slowed to 0.9 percent in April from 1.3 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday.
Deposit flow turns negative again in April with outflows of 139 mln
The deposit flow in the Greek banking system turned negative again in April, with outflows of 139 million following inflows of 278 million in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday.
Greek SMEs struggle most for finance versus eurozone peers
The latest ECB semi-annual survey on access to finance for eurozone enterprises showed that Greek SMEs continue to face some of the biggest hurdles.
Apartment prices decrease at a sharper pace by 1.8 pct in Q1
Apartment prices fell by 1.8 percent year-on-year in Q1 2017 following an upwardly revised drop of 1 percent in Q4 2016, Bank of Greece data showed on Thursday.
Budget primary surplus of 1.73 bln outperforms target, tax revenues fall short in April
The budget primary surplus was 928 million euros above target on strong underspend, the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) final budget execution bulletin showed.
Travel receipts drop by 7.8 pct in March, higher fall in payments leads to soaring balance
Greece's travel receipts fell at a faster pace in March by 7.8 percent compared to February, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Tuesday.
Current account deficit widens to 1.3 bln in March
Greece’s current account (C/A) deficit grew to 1.32 billion in March from 772.4 million a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday.
Labour Ministry publishes latest pension breakdown
The Labour Ministry's IDIKA bulletin showed that annual pension cost for social security funds stands at 28.11 billion, or 16 percent of GDP.