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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora(the Book). In part 1 of this blog we will highlight differences in the macroeconomic scenarios... on the Maastricht deficit and debt Criteria. * * * Figure 1 below compares the baseline scenario... that was derived in preceding chapters of the Book.[1] The baseline scenario of the Book is well
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Deposits rise to 124.6 bln in Oct on inflows of 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Sight deposits posted minor inflows of 66 million. The breakdown by depositor type revealed
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Almost 1 in 3 jobs in private sector are part-time, average full-time salary at 936 euros
EconomyMacroeconomyprominent among female workers, representing nearly 36 percent of those registered, as opposed
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammereforms but also on other measures, each yielding 1 percent of GDP to a total of 3 percent of GDP (5.4... percent, expected to be effective from July 1 and with estimated revenues of around 450 million euros... with lenders and would yield 0.35 percent of GDP involve: As of June 1 Increase in the excise tax on gasoline
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CPI rises by 1 pct in June, staying positive for third month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in June following an increase of 0.6 percent... July 2017 to June 2018 was 0.6 percent. Month-on-month, the CPI rose by 1 percent compared to May’s...) rose by 1 percent year-on-year in June. Month-on-month the HICP increased by 0.9 percent. The overall
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Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics
AgoraIn 2019, one of us wrote a book[1] about the Greek economy called “The Macroeconomy of Greece... demographics impacts the availability of labor (L). Population. Figure 1 refreshes the population baseline... demographic transition is moving toward an elderly and smaller population. In Table 1, we provide a sample
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National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBankingYoY in H1 but rose 1 percent QoQ with net interest margin (NIM) improving to 2.74 percent in Q2. The quarterly rebound in NII is attributed to Turkey (up 6 percent), while Greek NII eased 1 percent QoQ.... Deposits rose 8 percent YoY in H1 and slipped 1 percent QoQ to 65.4 billion euros. In Greece, deposits
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Greece seeks to finalise 1 pct of GDP in new tax measures to close review
EconomyMacroeconomymeasures related to pension reform and direct taxes - each yielding 1 percent of GDP (1.8 billion euros) - the government has to identify additional measures of 1 percent of GDP to cover the fiscal gap of 3... to cover this last 1 percent of GDP are primarily focused on raising (indirect) tax revenues and include
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No image availableTerms & conditions WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Description of the Services 1.1 We welcome you... of the following sections (1) Home, (2) Politics, (3) Economy, (4) Society, (5) Statistics, (6) Charts, (7... recently. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Description of the services 1.1. We welcome you
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NBG turns profitable in Q3, NPE stock drops further by 1 billion
EconomyBankingstraight quarter by 1 billion QoQ to 20.1 billion at the end of September. Overall, NBG’s NPEs have... reflecting lower insurance income. Net interest income (NII) improved by almost 1 percent QoQ to 485 million... percent in Q2, remaining by far the lowest among its domestic peers. The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio
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