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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
inflows of 55 million in March. The breakdown showed households posted inflows of 777 million in April... provisional estimates, which showed GDP contracted 0.5 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) and 1.4 percent year... outlook published on Wednesday, the OECD’s latest estimates on Greece point to a marginal contraction
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Govt tables 2018-21 MTFS containing 4.5 bln in measures, sees growth rising from 1.8 pct this year
EconomyProgrammeMinistry (MoF) downward revised its previous GDP growth estimate for 2017 from 2.7 percent to 1.8 percent, lower than the recent IMF and European Commission (EC) forecasts of 2.2 and 2.1 percent... seen up by 2.6 percent but slowing thereafter to 2.3 percent in 2020 and to 2.2 percent in 2021
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December retail sales seen down 2.5 pct amid tax onrush
EconomyMacroeconomypercent respectively in private consumption. The OECD estimate is less optimistic as it forecasts... in the excise tax on fuel (440 million) and tobacco products (142 million) and an increase... to the corresponding period last year, according to the preliminary estimates of the Hellenic Confederation
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What next for Cyprus gas after the Exxon find?
Agorarepresent an in-place natural gas resource of approximately 5 trillion to 8 trillion cubic feet (142 billion... option as well as the cut for Exxon, I estimate that the value to the Republic of Cyprus might...: Is it a massive find? A: No. It is a medium-sized find. At an estimated 5-8 trillion cubic feet
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Brussels flags downside risks for Greece as conflict‑driven inflation surges
EconomyMacroeconomyestimated at 3.7% in 2026 before moderating to 2.4% in 2027. Investment is expected to remain robust..., projecting growth of 1.9% and raising its inflation estimate to 3.1%. Last week, in the progress report...%, with a particularly worrying estimate for investment in 2027, rising by just 1.3% - a strong
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GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure rose by 0.1 percent. ELSTAT also released a first estimate of the overall GDP figure for 2019... just short of the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) final budget estimate of a 2 percent rise for 2019. This is subject to revision in the second GDP estimate which ELSTAT will release later in the year
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GDP up by 1.1 pct QoQ, needs 2.8 pct growth in H2 to reach annual forecast
EconomyMacroeconomyand services were up by 2.2 percent. Compared to Q2 2023, all components recovered. Final consumption... in the Stability Programme sent to Brussels in May, the estimate for 2024 was revised down to 2.5 percent, from the 2.9 percent that was the initial budget estimate. In the latest monetary policy report
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Draft budget for 2026 sees growth accelerating to 2.4 pct, tax collections remaining strong
EconomyMacroeconomy. The draft budget slightly revises the growth estimate for this year to 2.2 pct, from 2.3 pct previously. The items revised down for 2025 compared to the previous estimate are investments that are now seen to grow by 5.7 pct this year and exports growth is seen at 2.2 pct. Investments were
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Blinken visit highlights Greece's growing role as key regional partner
PoliticsForeign PolicyCooperation Agreement, updated in October 2021, was the backbone of the robust defence relationship..., after their national elections. The Libya issue was also raised by the US official, who distanced
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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