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  1. December retail sales seen down 2.5 pct amid tax onrush
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent 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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  2. Current account balance shows a surplus for third straight month, at 2.09 bln in August

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    than offsetting a decline in the services’ balance by 142 million. In addition, the secondary income... noted that excluding oil and ships, exports rose by 7.7 percent, while the respective imports did

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  3. What next for Cyprus gas after the Exxon find?
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    Agora

    represent 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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  4. IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to the IMF, the Greek economy grew by 7.7 pct in the last quarter of 2021 and is expected to grow by 3.5... under the current commitments expect Greece to return to a 2.2 pct of GDP surplus by 2024 and maintain...The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest global macro and fiscal estimates

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  5. Greek banks on cusp of improved liquidity conditions

    Agora

    figures, Greek banks hold 6.1 billion euros of GGBs and 7.7 billion of T-Bills. However, the ECB... of 32.5 billion euros. Alpha, Eurobank and NBG capacity hovers between 7.3 and 7.7 billion euros... is below, with its current EFSF holdings at around 4 billion almost half its TLTRO-II capacity of 7.7

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  6. Greek exports down 5.9 pct in August, imports also fall 16.4 pct

    Economy

    to the EU and non-EU countries slipped 7.7 and 3.4 percent respectively. In contrast, imports from... to 12.41 billion euros, reflecting a drop in exports by 4 percent and a rise in imports by 2.2 percent.... percent, according to the flash estimates of commercial transactions released by Hellenic

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  7. Newsletter 224 -18/10/2019

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    this year and 2.2 percent in 2020. In the previous WEO, the growth estimate for 2019 was 2.4 percent. Next year’s estimate is unchanged. Despite the downward revision of this year’s growth estimate... faster than what the European Commission and the IMF estimates (2.2 percent). The PBO argues

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  8. GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    expenditure 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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  9. GDP up by 1.1 pct QoQ, needs 2.8 pct growth in H2 to reach annual forecast
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and 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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  10. Blinken visit highlights Greece's growing role as key regional partner
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Cooperation 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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