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Retail turnover increases by 4.3 pct in August, volume rises 3.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy, the index has remained positive throughout this year. The corresponding volume index also grew... been the only month this year that the volume index fell into negative territory. Compared to August last year, the main rises in turnover were observed in automotive fuel, which went up by 8 percent
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Building permits increase by 13.3 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 13.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in August, rising from the increase of 9.8... in March being the only negative reading in the year so far. The total number of permits came...), up by 19.8 percent compared to last year. The smallest number of absolute permits was issued
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Budget primary surplus at 6.46 bln in October on improved revenues and primary underspend
EconomyMacroeconomy(MoF) on Wednesday. The figure for a year ago came to 5.33 billion, representing a year-on-year... in the previous month. The balance a year ago was notably lower at 788 million euros. The budget balance... year, the balance edged into positive territory and came to 144 million. The positive balance
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Eurobank net profits of at 45.1 mln in Q3, NPEs under 40 pct for first time
EconomyBankingpercent. On an aggregate basis, in the first nine months (9M) of the year, net profits came to 80.8... and restructuring costs showed aggregate profits of 171.5 million compared to 132.3 million a year ago. Core... compared to -199 million in Q2. The formation was at the lowest level per quarter in the year so far. NPE
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BoG highlights areas of concern in underlying NPE data
EconomyBankingassets standing at under 89 billion euros in the end of June this year, from a figure that was well... was achieved by write offs in the volume of 3.3 billion euros over the first half of the year, 2.1 billion..., and are down by 5.1 percent compared to the end of last year. At the same time, a source of concern
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NBG net profits decline to 8 mln in Q3, NPLs continue to fall
EconomyBanking) of the year came to 48 million euros compared to a loss of 103 million in 9M 2017. Core pre-provision income... in 9M, a decline of 44 percent year-on-year (YoY). Asset quality Domestic non-performing exposure... targets, NBG’s NPE stock should stand at 12.6 billion by the end of next year, and at 6 billion
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Building permits rise by 6.6 pct in September, up by 9 pct in 9M
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September compared to an increase..., with the decline in March being the only negative reading in the year so far. The total number of permits came... of the year, permits issued rose by 9 percent to 10,900. The respective surface area rose by 18.9 percent
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Unemployment rate declines to 18.3 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomy) of the year, dropping from the rate of 19 percent seen in Q2, Hellenic Statistical Authority... of unemployment has fallen under 20 percent. Compared to the same period last year, the jobless rate... million. The largest increase in employment in Q3 compared to the same period last year was noted
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Budget primary surplus at 7.61 bln in November as expenditure curtailed
EconomyMacroeconomyMinistry (MoF) on Friday. The figure for a year ago came to 4.65 billion, representing a year-on-year... in the previous month. The balance a year ago showed a deficit of 683 million euros. The budget balance... year, the balance showed a deficit of 774 million euros. The positive balance in the aggregate period
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October current account deficit at 871.3 mln as goods balance worsens
EconomyMacroeconomy. The respective figure for the same time last year showed a smaller deficit of 789.1 million, meaning that year-on-year (YoY), the deficit has grown by 82.2 million. The month’s headline figure was driven mainly... 1.37 billion a year ago, or an increase of 30.7 percent YoY. The travel balance also showed
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