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Despite sharp increase in Dec, current account deficit improves markedly in 2025 to 14.11 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 7.57 billion euros in December, from 7.01 billion last year. At the same time, total exports came
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Slight rise in deposits for March but outflows at 2.2 bln for 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek private sector deposits rose 0.3 percent month on month (MoM) in March, with balances reaching 161.05 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). Net flow turned positive for the first time since December with inflows amounting to 501 mi...
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of...
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Primary cash surplus to Oct at 4 bln, including arrears repayment of 2.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 875 million eurso to 3.97 billion in the 10-month period of 2016 from 4.84 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures displayed on Thursday. This year’s figure, though, incorporates arrears’...
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Eurosystem funding drops by 2.2 bln in May, mostly on further decrease in ELA reliance
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 23rd successive month in May, when it dropped by another 2.22 billion euros, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday. In the previous month, it dropped at a slower pace of ...
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Budget execution continues to outperform in June, led by 2.2 bln in excess taxes
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance came to a surplus of 2.12 billion euros in June, compared to a deficit of 3.43 billion euros in the same period of 2022, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. In the firs...
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Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018
deposits fell by 962.6 million euros, while time deposits rose by 401 million. Retail sales rise by 2.2... figure is the highest reading since July 2017. Greece’s retail sales rose by 2.2 percent year-on-year.... The sceptre of the tax measure being moved forward by a year is still hanging over Athens
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Tax wedge for single, married Greeks well above OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomyto labour income as a ratio, with the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus the employee... labour costs comprised of gross wages plus employer SSCs. In 2014, Greece was ranked 14th among
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Greek tax wedge remained far above OECD average in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomywith the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus the employee and employer social security... wages plus employer SSCs. Greece’s ranking, 14th among the 34 OECD countries, was unchanged from
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Newest Greek market foray for 10-yr bond breaks two records
EconomyMacroeconomyin June 2031. The announcement was well-received, and the initial price talks were for mid-swaps plus... was officially opened with a guidance of mid-swaps plus 105 basis points, 5 basis points lower than
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