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  1. Industrial production up 1.1 pct in Jan, first consecutive rise since Aug 2007

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek Industrial Production Index (IPI) showed an increase of 1.1 percent for the second straight month in January, following a 0.5 percent rise in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). It is noted that the IPI had retreated 3.6 percent in 2013 slightly higher than

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  2. Building activity nosedived for the fourth straight year, down 27.6 pct in 2013
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Following a temporary jump by 36.2 percent in November, Greek building activity (as measured by the number of building permits) resumed a negative trend in December diving by 29.6 percent according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The monthly drop in the respective surface and volume

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  3. Greek deposits down 0.3 pct in Feb, credit contraction stable

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    more than counterbalancing the coincidental inflows of 2.35 billion recorded in December

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  4. Buoyed by troika deal, Greece aims for rapid return to bond markets
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    Economy

    -December and 4.02 percent in mid-June. Unlike the reduction in the banks’ time deposit rate by 190 bps

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  5. Greek trade deficit narrowed 15.4 pct in January

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to that posted in December, while the decline in exports shows a significant deceleration compared

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  6. Manufacturing PMI moved back into contraction territory in March

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    was the lowest since December 2009. That said, a number of firms indicated they have added to their payrolls

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  7. Greek retail index dropped 4.3 pct in January

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell by 4.3 percent in January and volume eased by 1.9 percent, according to data published by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday. Both headline figures show a decelerating trend on a yearly basis compared to December’s performance

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  8. Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
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    Agora

    reported that during a meeting in December 2012 with Kostis Papaioannou, the head of Greece’s Human

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  9. Greek jobless rate eases for fourth straight month but still at 26.7 pct
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    Economy

    3.62 million from 3.57 million in December. Since the beginning of the Greek crisis, the proportion

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  10. Another big drop for building activity, which fell by 35.3 pct in January
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek building activity (as measured by the number of building permits) continued heading south in January retreating by 35.3 percent, following a 29.6 percent drop in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The number of building permits in January fell below

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