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  1. Unemployment at new high of 28 pct in Nov, jobless up by 169 pct in four years

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    . The official sector (Finance Ministry and European Commission) latest estimates call for a reduction

    3%
  2. C/A surplus of 0.7 pct of GDP in 2013 is Greece's first for decades
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    of between 1 and 2 percent of GDP in 2013. The BoG’ estimates included in its interim report

    3%
  3. Greek jobless rate dips to 27.5 pct in Dec but inactive population growing

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    one percentage point to 26 percent in 2014 from 27.3 percent in 2013. In contrast, the OECD estimates

    3%
  4. Building activity nosedived for the fourth straight year, down 27.6 pct in 2013
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    . The Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks estimates that the resumption of work in the four

    3%
  5. Better income account helps squeeze Greek C/A deficit in January

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    and payable to Greece following a Eurogroup decision in November 2012. The BoG latest estimates point

    3%
  6. Greece poised to build on investor sentiment with return to bond markets

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    percent on Thursday. Morgan Stanley estimates a 5-year bond issue could be priced at 5.3 percent

    3%
  7. Greece enters second year of deflation as CPI falls 1.3 pct in March

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    years. The latest estimates by the Finance Ministry, the European Commission and the IMF point

    3%
  8. Moody's upgrades Greek banks to stable, sees NPLs peaking at 37 pct this year
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    Moody’s upgraded on Tuesday its outlook on Greek banks to stable from negative, reflecting its expectations for an economic recovery in 2014-15 after six years of recession. The rating agency estimates that real GDP will grow by 0.3 percent this year and 1.2 percent next year, lower than

    3%
  9. Imports soar by 7 pct in March as exports rise for first time since Sept

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    Greece’s imports rose by 7 percent to 3.97 billion in March, a much faster pace than February’s increase of 2.3 percent, according to the flash estimates released by Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursday. Exports grew by a more modest 1.4 percent to 1.15 billion in March resuming

    3%
  10. CPI down 1.3 pct in April as Greece remains in deflation for 14th month

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    turned negative at -0.9 percent for the first time in more than 45 years. The recent estimates

    3%