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Industrial turnover posts slowest growth in 2 years, up 1.5 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover remained in growth territory in March, slowing down considerably to 1.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), February, from 6.7 percent in February, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursda...
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Corporate, income taxes and VAT propel tax outperformance in July above 2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in July, compared to a surplus of 3.56 billion euros in the same month a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Up...
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Wages index rises by 8 pct YoY in Q2, taking growth to more than 2 years
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index maintained a solid growth trend in Q2, rising by 8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 7.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The wa...
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Budget comfortably beats target up to Aug thanks to 2 bln excess taxes, 3.6 bln underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in August, compared to a surplus of 5.6 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesda...
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Deposits rise by 2 bln in Aug, reaching new recent high of 205.4 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek banking system’s private sector deposits rose in August, with a net increase of 2.05 billion euros, after a drop of 1.15 billion euros in July, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday. The annual growth in Jul...
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National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBanking. On the cost front, operating expenses fell 12 percent YoY in H1, while remained flat QoQ... in Q2 from 2.36 percent in Q1 and 2.71 percent in Q2 2013. Gross loans remained almost flat YoY and QoQ... remained flat QoQ on sight net additions offset by lower state deposits. National’s loan to deposit
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Piraeus Bank reports net profit of 164.3 mln in Q2
EconomyBankingremained flat QoQ at 51 percent. Along with that of Eurobank, Piraeus coverage ratio stands... by 1 percent QoQ, cost of risk remained flat at 2.6 percent. Cumulative provisions (LLRs) improved... and Eurobank at 103 percent and lower than Alpha’s at 119 percent. Eurosystem funding remained flat QoQ at 10
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August sees third Greek C/A surplus in a row, reaching 1.82 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybill for oil and ships. Excluding the impact of oil and ships, exports remained almost flat, while... in Greece in August. As a result, the respective 8-month figure remained almost flat in comparison... in Greek stocks. BoG figures also showed that reserve assets remained flat for the second consecutive
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Greek primary cash surplus more than doubles to 2.45 bln at end of August
EconomyMacroeconomydifference on the preceding month. Debt The outstanding state debt stayed flat year to date at 321.5 billion... to date. It was down to 55.93 billion at the end of August, while it remained flat MoM. The year to date
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Alpha Bank nine-month profits at 110.3 mln, NPL ratio at 33.6 pct
EconomyBankingthe previous year. The net interest margin (NIM) remained almost flat at 2.7 percent QoQ, reflecting a loan... gross loans. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio remained flat QoQ at 33.6 percent with consumer credit
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