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Eurosystem funding for Greek banks shoots up by 11.2 bln in December
EconomyMacroeconomyin December reflects the combined effect of: 1) Deposit outflows of circa 3 billion in December, which... transfer abroad 2) T-Bill issues of 5.2 billion in December, of which 1.6 billion refers...) Higher haircut on state-guaranteed ECB collaterals which reduced the system’s liquidity by almost 1
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Uptick in time deposit rates, mixed trends in corporate loans
EconomyMacroeconomyThe interest rate on households’ new time deposits edged up by 2 basis points (bps) to 1.83 percent... on the average rate on new deposits, which edged up by 1 bps to 1.13 percent in March... 1 million euros also increased by 11 bps to 4.97 percent. In contrast, the respective rate
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New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
EconomyMacroeconomya primary surplus target of 1.5 percent in 2015 ranges between 1.8 billion euros (1 percent of GDP... that the government is currently considering to cover the estimated fiscal gap involve: 1) A unified VAT rate between... to price increases across the board for most products and services in the affected islands. 2
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Marked drop of 50 bps in new time deposit rate in July amid capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyrelate to loans with fixed maturity. In particular: 1) Sharp rise by 89 bps to 5.83 percent for amounts above 250,000 and below 1 million euros. 2) Significant drop by 58 bps to 3.94 percent for amounts above 1 million euros. The July rate indicates the lowest reading since June 2010. Greek corporate
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Accommodation and food services index rises by 13.4 pct in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomymillion this year. If confirmed, this would mean 1 million higher arrivals compared to last year’s figure of 24 million and 1 million above SETE initial estimate of 25 million. In addition, Andreadis forecasted direct tourism revenues to reach 14.5 billion in 2015, 1 billion or 7.4 percent above last
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The pension and revenue interventions Greece has to make to meet its 2016 fiscal target
EconomyProgrammesavings of 1 percent of GDP for 2016. In the 2016 budget, the Finance Ministry (MoF) adopted those cost... increase in the social security contributions by 1.5 percentage point (1 for employers and 0.5... the fiscal target of 0.5 percent of GDP. The key ones are: 1) VAT streamlining (900 million
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Some progress made as Greek programme review heads for break
EconomyProgrammeto Athens on April 2 to resume the discussions with a view to conclude as soon as possible”, according... scale are estimated at around 1 billion euros, while an increase in the solidarity levy rates is also considered, which could fetch another 1 billion in tax revenues. Another tax issue relates
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IMF sets out stall ahead of crucial Eurogroup by proposing immediate debt relief
EconomyProgrammesustainable, the IMF suggests: 1) Maturity extension of 14 years for EFSF loans, 10 years... reduce gross financing needs and the debt ratio by around 7 and 25 percent of GDP respectively by 2060. 2... is weaker (1 percent) and primary surplus lower (1 percent of GDP), debt would not become sustainable
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Net profit of 87 mln for NBG in Q1
EconomyBankingand reduced operating expenses. In more detail, net interest income (NII) rebounded 1 percent QoQ... by 1 billion in 2017, while the NPL ratio is seen down to mid-teens in the medium-term... 2 billion to 20.8 billion in mid-May. The latter is split into ELA funding of 11.2 billion and ECB
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Greece, lenders tie up some loose ends and continue negotiating
EconomyProgrammea sharp reduction in the tax-free threshold and cuts in main pension yielding savings of 1 percent... of 1.8 billion euros (1 percent of GDP). The government proposed a reduction in the lower tax rate from... of both measures and counter-measures as of January 1, 2019. However, this is subject to Greece
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