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Unemployment rate slips to 25.6 pct in April, lowest since July 2012
EconomyMacroeconomysince July 2012. On a non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) basis the unemployment rate fell by more than 2..., remaining broadly stable year to date. The breakdown by gender displayed the jobless rate fell by 2 pp YoY.... The respective breakdown by age group showed a drop in the unemployment rate by more than 2 pp YoY
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This is what's in the legislation Greece has to approve by Wednesday night
EconomyProgrammethe solidarity levy rate remains unchanged at 0.7 percent applied to the whole amount 2) Between 20,000... to 2 percent (from 1.4 percent before) 4) Between 50,000 and 100,000 euros, the rate rises to 4... will stem from VAT changes with incremental revenues for 2015 seen at 795 million 2) 410 million
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
26.6 percent in Q1. The unemployment rate also improved by 2 points compared to the Q2 2014 rate... the unemployment rate improved by 2 points. Primary surplus almost doubles Greece’s budget primary surplus... million above target. 2 Parties miss the point The election outcome and country's prospects remain
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Greece passes latest omnibus bill, looks to next actions ahead
EconomyProgramme-tranche of 2 billion euros was voted through the Greek Parliament on Thursday evening. The bill... to disburse the 2 billion euros on Monday. As we indicated on Thursday, a series of pending issues... of non-performing loans for both corporate and households. 2) An overhaul of the pension system
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Newsletter 50 - 06/11/2015
then need 2 and 2.7 billion, respectively, of official support. Overall, banks would seek to raise... to be completed this year, thus the bank will seek state support of around 2 billion. A part of the sale... contracted in September.. 2 Opposite ends of the periphery Greece and Portugal continue to have
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NBG reports net losses of 401 mln in Q3, NPL formation accelerates in Greece
EconomyBankinginterest income (NII) fell 2 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 738 million mostly due to negative FX... of the Eurosystem funding by 2 billion euros QoQ fully attributed to lower Emergency Liquidity Assistance... of the Finansbank sale is not expected within 2015, the bank would seek state aid of 2 billion, 0.5 billion
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Newsletter 51 - 12/11/2015
already clarified it would also seek state aid of 2 billion to cover its total capital shortfall... for the 2 billion, plus 10 billion for the banks, to be released. Those pending matters consist.... The first negative reading since last year, the Q3 figure was better than predicted. 2 A valuable
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Gov't submits multi-bill to pave way for next bailout tranches
EconomyProgrammethe tenure of the first General Secretary for Public Revenues (after the voting of the bill) at 2 years... to convene on Friday to approve the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 2 billion as well... is reportedly expected to convene on Monday to formally approve the disbursement of the 2 plus 10
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S&P upgrades Greece’s rating by one notch, sees compromise on pension reform by March
Economypercent of total loans 2) Government has committed to increase public savings meaning... imposed in 2012. Primary surplus is expected to improve close to 2 percent by 2019, yet it would remain..., assuming optimistic nominal GDP growth of 5 percent, primary surplus of 2 percent and current borrowing
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Wide range of exacting issues lie ahead for Greece in first bailout review
EconomyProgrammecuts imposed in 2012 that would create a fiscal gap up to 2 percent of GDP (3.7 billion euros) and the huge stock of pending pensions, which have an estimated cost in excess of 2 billion. Non... sub-tranches of 2 and 1 billion were disbursed on November 23 and December 22 after
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