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Greeks living in smaller, older, poorer quality homes during crisis, BoG study shows
Societyin 2008. It is estimated that 1 million houses in Greece were built after 2000 but only 10 percent... by 0.2 percent in 2008-2012, apartments grew by 1 percent, while other type posted a double-digit
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The IMF crisis and how to solve it
Agora-boggling 22% in just 18 months (yes, over 1 percent a month). Greece has endured the largest... and policy decisions. There are numerous other examples of inadequate explanations, including: (1
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Finance Ministry scrambles to correct property tax after error-strewn debut
EconomyMacroeconomyon August 1. The first warning sign that something was not quite right came on August 1, when MoF
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How Greek banks' capital needs could be reduced by 2.3 bln
Economyon the recognition of DTA in Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1), set at 20 percent of CET1. A later BoG decision (Executive... period starting from January 1, 2015. This rule will also be applied in the upcoming EU-wide stress
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Alpha Bank reports H1 profits of 267.4 mln on one-off item
EconomyBankingCommon Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio improved to 16.3 percent from 15.6 percent in Q1. The quarterly... ratio at 40 percent (55 percent in Q2), cost of risk less than 1 percent (2.2 percent in Q2), loan
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Seasonal jobs bring down Q2 unemployment to 26.6 pct but long-term jobless rising
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, down by 0.8 pp YoY. Although the number of ‘long-term’ (more than 1 year) unemployed slipped... respectively. The unemployment rate in the Attica region (Athens, Piraeus and suburbs) remains almost 1 pp
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ECB stress tests and what they will mean for Greek banks
Economyprovisions. A capital benchmark of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) of 8 percent was set for this pillar... newspaper indicated on Saturday that Greek banks total capital shortfall may end up well below 1 billion
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ECB tests find negligible capital shortfalls at Greek banks
Economy. The first is an Asset Quality Review (AQR), with a capital benchmark of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) of 8... the net capital issuance of 1 billion (capital increase of 1.75 billion minus repayment of state
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
Agorathe sovereign debt levels attained in 2011, i.e. before the two debt restructuring operations of 2012.[1... Play. [1] This arrangement does not apply to the IMF. Greece has to repay the Washington-based
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Is there (sustainable) growth in Greece?
Agora, and it is expected that in 2014 it will account for approximately five percent.[1] But this emerging... Play. [1] This contribution is calculated as net receipts to Greece from sea transport. According
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