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Despite lukewarm reaction, PM insists tax cuts will pave way to third term
PoliticsGreek Politicswith ANT1 TV, the PM rejected various scenarios that have been floated about his possible... if it is to achieve the goal of winning the next elections outright. The poll by Pulse for Skai TV gives ND
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo more new opinion polls (Metron Analysis for Mega TV and MRB for Open TV) have indicated that although the tax cuts announced recently by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been welcomed by some voters, they do not seem to have moved the needle in terms of support for his New Democracy
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Newsletter 477 - 26/09/2025
for Politic.gr, MRB’s latest for Open TV, Metron Analysis, and Palmos Analysis for TheOpinion.gr.... or high satisfaction with his announcements. MRB’s second part of its poll for Open TV records 29.3
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What is the state of play with Greek banks?
Economy) at 2.7-2.9 billion. The respective National ratio is at lower levels, slightly above 9 percent..., other cost cutting initiatives, lower funding cost and disposal of non-core assets will also be taken into account. Lower funding cost is the key top-line positive element stemming from the sharp
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Bank framework paves way for Eurobank capital increase, gives HFSF flexibility
EconomyBankingincrease covered by private investors cannot be lower than that of HFSF for the same share issuance. More importantly, the price for private investors can be lower than that of previous HFSF participation... will pave the way for the imminent capital increase of Eurobank at a price materially lower
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OECD sees Greek recession continuing in 2014, slower recovery to follow
EconomyMacroeconomypercent next year. The updated OECD projections remain lower than those of the European Commission (EC... is projected to exceed somewhat the official targets in 2014-15 on lower projected growth also assuming... lower than its November forecasts. Although the 2014 estimate is in line with the EC projection
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Alpha Bank posts loss of 94.1 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingmillion euros, yet it eased 1 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ). The quarterly evolution reflects lower loan NII mainly due to deleveraging offset by lower deposit expense and funding cost. Deposit repricing coupled with lower Eurosytem funding cost is expected to have a positive impact of circa 350
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomy. This is attributed to lower expenditure (by 642 million) and higher revenues (by 147 million from shortfall of 620 million to April) more than offsetting lower Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance (-129 million... is lower than the 495 million recorded in April. In contrast, the May budget deficit stood at 839
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Greek jobless rate remains stuck at 27.3 pct for third month
Economyin April, 3,600 lower than March. The cumulative drop over the past five years stands at 23.5 percent. The number of unemployed amounted to 1.3 million in April, slightly lower than the March figure by 1,300... inactives) slightly lower at 58.6 percent in April from 58.7 percent in March. This meant it remained below
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NPLs: The Achilles heel of the Greek banking system
Agoraby the EC at 24 percent, 1 pp lower than that in 2012. The BoG figure stands 2 pp higher and indicates a rise of 4.7 pp year on year. Compared to the Bank of Greece numbers, the lower NPL ratios... to the central bank for 2013, while the rate of increase (3 pp) is much lower than the respective BoG
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