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Yields rise, but Greek debt still partly shielded from market headwinds
Economyabout inflation expectations and the next moves by central banks that could push their rates to levels.... At current inflation rates, real rates of government bonds are in deep negative territory and markets..., if not a technical recession during the winter, as higher rates might put investment spending on hold
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora. Figure 3 summarizes these results in a comparative way. We show the growth rates in productivity..., would be poised to achieve full convergence in their growth rates to the better performing member... debt. If the EC forecasts such high potential growth rates with the right investment and policy support
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agorarolled over, from friendly governments holding at a discounted rate to market interest rates... growth rates of the population and the WAP are around -0.4 percent a year (rounded to one decimal...; a sharp cut in risk premia on interest rates in Greece triggering massive borrowing; and a wage boom
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
Agoraproductivity growth rates. The economies are slowing down, while employment growth is still holding up for now—this moves productivity growth rates down. It is consistent with the finding that the labor... productivity growth rates into the future. High rates would help, because they boost potential output
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agoragrowth rates (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) for Q1-2009 through Q4-2023. The graph shows.... Quarterly growth rates hit -4 percent several times, and were negative overall. A truly deep recession, as we remember. 2) Then came a period of gradual recovery, from mid-2013 to end- 2019. Growth rates
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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyreduction of banks’ time deposit rates. This would lead to lower lending yields. Finance Ministry sources... than the higher 10-year rate, and are expected to cut lending rates by 1 percentage point. The lower... not need. Furthermore, the differential between real interest rates and the growth of the economy
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Greek time deposit rate down to 1.88 pct in November, lowest since euro entry
EconomyMacroeconomythat time deposit rates have not followed suit. Since the beginning of the Greek crisis, the time... in the business loan rates was again evident in corporate loans with fixed maturity for amounts above 1 million..., interest rates remained either stable (for amounts lower than 250,000 euros at 6.01 percent
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Travel surplus soars 57.2 pct in November on surging tourist arrivals
Economy) and France (up 27 percent) posted the highest growth rates followed by the UK (up 13.4 percent) and Germany... the negative growth rates in the August – October period in the aftermath of negative developments... continues excelling (up 25.1 percent) followed by US and UK with growth rates at 15.5 and 15.1 percent
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What next Greece?
Agora% in 2016-19 and nominal GDP growth averaging 5% (and with low interest rates on Eurozone loans), the debt... keeping under the table, awaiting the election winner. The good news is that nominal interest rates on much of the debt is floating, and might be floored in a “soft-OSI”. Certainly market rates (to which
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Newsletter 28 - 29/05/2015
the government prefers to keep three and avoid major rises in the rates levied on products and services... of 800 million at current tax rates. It is, therefore, critical for the Finance Ministry to resolve..., this is taxed with rates up to 45 percent, on top of penalties. It is estimated that around 60 percent
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