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Economic sentiment at 101.9 pts in Jan, consumer confidence dips by 0.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) got off to a positive start in 2018 and rose by 0.6 points... mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when the global credit crunch hit, which eventually led to the perilous state of the country’s finances being exposed. The ESI continued
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Economic sentiment at 104.3 pts in Feb, consumer confidence falls by 2 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued to strengthen in February, increasing by 2.4 points... reading above the 100-point mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when... being exposed. The ESI continued to fluctuate across the following years, recovering strongly in 2014
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Primary cash surplus to July falls to 2.4 bln, including arrears repayment of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 607 million euros to 2.38 billion in the 7-month period of 2016 from 2.99 billion in the corresponding period last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. It is worth noting though ...
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HFSF posts losses of 1.1 bln in H1 weighed down by valuation losses of bank holdings
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) recorded net losses of 1.14 billion in the first half of 2016 from 4.15 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the interim financial report published on Wednesday This year’s bottom line ...
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General gov't primary cash surplus up to 5 bln in 2016, arrears fall by 1.1 bln in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus increased by 1 billion euros to 5 billion in 2016 from around 4 billion in the previous year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin revealed on Friday evening. The fiscal performance largely reflect...
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Eurosystem funding down by 1.1 bln in Feb, ELA increases for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding headed south for the twentieth straight month in February, albeit at a slower pace by 1.13 billion, following a decrease by 3.61 billion in the previous month, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement reveal...
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Primary cash surplus almost halves to 1.1 bln in 2-month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell to 1.11 billion euros in the 2-month period of 2017 from 2.09 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Friday. This year’s figure includes arrears’ repayments of 78 million. However...
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Budget primary surplus of 1.1 billion slightly outperforms target by 77 million in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary surplus was confirmed at 1.07 billion in the first quarter (Q1) down by 42.6 percent from last year’s figure of 1.86 billion, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin. As we noted in the preliminary figu...
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Deposit inflows increase to 1.1 bln in June
EconomyMacroeconomyThe deposit flow in the Greek banking system remained positive for the second straight month in June with inflows increasing to 1.09 billion from 638 million in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Thursday. As a result, the outstanding balance...
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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
Agoraoriginating in the USA in 2007/08. Ever since, according to Streeck, governments inside and outside... Easing I, II, III by the Federal Reserve in the USA and various liquidity facilities (e.g. abbreviated.... This modus operandi changes the mandate and legitimacy of central banks in the USA, the euro area, the UK
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