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Economic sentiment rises above 111 pts in July but consumer confidence drops further
EconomyMacroeconomythe pandemic and the first lockdown started to manifest itself last April, however the ESI is now just 2... in June. Consumer confidence is now roughly 2 points higher compared to July last year when it stood... points. The services index dropped by nearly 2 points to 25.4, after a sharp improvement by 14.4
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Newsletter 313 - 22/10/2021
in the region of 2 pct of GDP up to 2060. The Finance Ministry was also kept busy this week in the push... decade growth will be 2 pct, with Greece needing more than 3 pct to converge towards the eurozone.... During the summer, the government announced a minimum wage increase of 2 pct, taking the basic salary
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agoraand 2 illustrate balance sheet data in more detail. Figure 1 above captures for Greece and the Euro-19... to a more detailed look at the balance sheets in Tables 1 and 2. The balance sheets reflect the data..., it is possible to make the balance sheet not only backward looking, as in Tables 1 & 2, but also
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
has pledged since the start of the energy crisis last autumn to 2 billion euros. Finance Minister... into February. This means the government has committed more than 2 billion euros to help consumers pay... to present a budget at the end of this year that will lead to a surplus, even if it is not at 2 pct
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Govt weighs escalating impact of Ukraine war on public finances
PoliticsGreek Politics, the average price of unleaded fuel at the pump is expected to cross the threshold of 2 euros/litre. More... to 3.5 pct from the original 4.5 pct in its baseline scenario, while the adverse scenario is as low as 2... of the proposal to exempt defence spending from fiscal calculations. Such a move could shave around 2
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Newsletter 335 - 15/04/2022
higher towards 2 pct of GDP, from 1.4 pct previously. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras also... the primary surplus to 2 pct of GDP this year, there is a steep fiscal effort coming in 2023, having... campaign in 2023 offering more tax relief measures, which by some estimates require 2 billion euros
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Updated Stability Programme reflects impact of crisis as growth revised to 3.1 pct, rising in 2023
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation is 2 percentage points above the latest estimates, and a benign one where inflation..., the ministry revises the primary deficit upwards to 2 pct of GDP, from 1.4 pct before... inflation on the contrary, pushes the primary balance above 2 pct of GDP this year and lower than estimates
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NBG profits narrow to 208 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingvirtually unchanged, standing at 2 billion euros at the end of Q1, from 2.1 billion euros... million in 2021, was up by 2 pct to 373 million euros. Operating expenses in Q1 2022 were stable at 192... with the repricing of time deposits, led to an improvement of the bank’s blended funding cost to -2 basis points
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Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022
challenge because as things stand Greece must turn the 2 pct of GDP primary deficit into a 1 pct of GDP... to deliver in the region of 2 billion euros of surplus before interest payments. Most such fiscal..., which in the region of 2 pct of GDP will provide the 4 billion euros needed to cover the interest
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Newsletter 352 - 23/09/2022
: Greece will stick to its commitments and deliver the primary deficit of 2 pct of GDP, although... expected before. The budget impact will be 4.3 billion euros, or 2 pct of GDP, with the Transition Fund... by the ministry - barely moving above 2 pct.MacroeconomyCharts of the weekIndustrial turnover Greece
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