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Inflation to persist, creating more economic policy challenges
EconomyMacroeconomynot changed its inflation estimate for this year, which had a GDP deflator of 1 pct and a harmonized... Minister Christos Staikouras admitted that average inflation in 2022 will range between 1.5 and 2... as fuel prices, also thanks to the heavy tax wedge, are approaching 2 euros per litre in gas stations even
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Greek public debt at 321.7 bln in Q3, average weighted maturity at 16.5 years
Economythe two EFSF tranches in July and August of 1 billion euros each, counterbalanced by payments of 1.86... of total, bonds at 66.43 billion (20.6 percent) and T-Bills to 13.32 billion (4.1 percent). Note that total disbursements from the EU/IMF reached 226.5 billion euros by the end of September 2014
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Q2 rise of 7.7 pct in apartment prices marks 12-year high
EconomyMacroeconomythat house prices increased by 1.7 percent in 2018, compared to an average price contraction of 1... compared to a downward revised decrease of 1 percent in 2017. Properties up to five years old saw price... on average by 2.7 percent in Athens and by 1 percent in Thessaloniki. In other cities, prices rose
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Greek household expenditure falls by another 2.5 pct in 2016
SocietyTotal monthly household expenditure fell by 2.5 percent in Greece last year, according... to 1,392.03 euros, down by 2 percent or 28.97 euros compared to 2015’s figure. The average expenditure per month per person came to 538.94 euros in 2016, down by 2 percent or 11.24 euros compared to 2015
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Greece clinches attractive yield for 7-year bond amid testing conditions, diminished interest
Economycrisis by issuing a 7-year bond that raised 2 billion euros. The issue came during a challenging... managed to attract enough offers at reasonable rates to raise 2 billion euros at a reoffer price... of 263.4 basis points. Greece’s new issue matures on the 22nd of April 2027 and has a coupon of 2 pct
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Government’s growth ambitions meet RRF reality
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.6 pct quarter-on-quarter and 2 pct compared to the same period last year. Growth over the first nine months averages 2 pct, and strong private spending during the festive season will be needed... to 2 pct in 2026, or slightly below, with Capital Economics the latest to predict 1.8 pct for next year
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Interest Rate, Households Deposits, Old, Up to 2 years maturity
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
AgoraThe IMF formally announced on Friday that it changed the policy of exceptional access criteria, in essence reversing a highly political decision of the Fund back in 2010, a decision that saved the euro and paved the path for half a decade of economic de...
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence rebound by more than 2 pts in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved by 2.2 points to 94.6 in December after falling by 1.4 points in November, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure in December is the highest reading since March 2015, when ESI st...
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