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  1. Q1 GDP provides a positive surprise with 0.4 pct quarterly growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    consumption by 0.4 percent and a substantial increase in gross capital formation by 48.3 percent, comfortably... is seen as rising by 0.1 percent. Investments Gross capital formation soared by 48.3 percent QoQ and 13.6 percent YoY in Q1. However, gross fixed capital formation fell by 0.4 percent QoQ and grew

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  2. BoG revises GDP forecast, stresses debt restructuring and reforms in monetary policy report
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to reduce NPL stock, the slight fall in non-performing exposures (NPEs) and the plans to ease capital... out, while the annual rate of of decline in credit to households is almost zero. Capital adequacy... to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, 60.7). Capital controls remain a problem although measures

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  3. Review demands put spotlight on Greek banks
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    EconomyBanking

    of June 2015, the IMF has earmarked an amount of 10 billion euros for potential bank capital needs... capital base which consists of circa 70 percent of Deferred Tax Assets (DTA) and believes... of bad loans would allow the relaxation of capital controls before the end of the programme and banks

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  4. China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    Agora

    driving from the Greek - FYR Macedonia border crossing of Bogorodica near Gevgelija to the capital... reduce travel time from the capital Skopje to Štip, which is the largest city in the Eastern region.... In 2010, China’s Zhengzhou Yutong Group was chosen to supply the capital city Skopje with 202 retro

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  5. Greece's open floodgates
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    Agora

    for households and businesses afflicted by the catastrophic flooding in western parts of the capital... last week. Around 20 people lost their lives in the capital of a developed European Union member state.... Meanwhile, in terms of fixed capital formation in the national accounts, “other construction” (which

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  6. BoG sees recovery strengthening, proposes post-MoU safety net
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    Economy

    of the programme in spring, debt relief and the complete lifting of capital controls. Risks to achieving those... at 17.1 percent and Capital Adequacy was 17.2 percent, from 16.9 percent and 17 percent in December 2016... fresh capital from abroad. The settlement of the debt issue is a key to this. The central bank has

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  7. Stress test assumptions cause few concerns for Greek banks
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    EconomyBanking

    insisted on having a full view of the state of Greek lenders and any potential capital needs well ahead... capital controls had just been imposed. Capital adequacy ratios between 15 and 18 percent also create... the outcome of the exercise and believe that even if cases of added capital requirements come up

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  8. NBG reports net loss of 163 mln in 2017, bad loans continue to fall
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    EconomyBanking

    a capital loss of 86 million and 40 million from the pending sales of the Romanian and the Albanian.... Capital The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio stood at 17 percent in Q4, while the fully-loaded Basel III... capital losses of 94 million and 36 million. Vojvodjanska and NBG Leasing (Serbia) sales were completed

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  9. Piraeus Bank sells first real-estate backed NPE portfolio worth 1.95 bln
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    EconomyBanking

    that it had entered into an agreement with Bain Capital LP (Bain) for the portfolio of corporate NPEs... basis points of CET-1 capital is expected to be generated by the transaction as of March 31, 2018... de-risking its balance sheet and implement its capital-enhancing plan as part of their Agenda 2020

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  10. Piraeus enters agreement for sale of 2.2 bln loan portfolio
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    EconomyBanking

    basis points (bps) of CET-1 capital ratio as of the end of March 2018. Furthermore, the bank’s non... to our capital position.” Martin Manchon, Managing Director and Head of APS said that they were... backed NPE portfolio worth 1.95 billion euros. The bank entered into an agreement with Bain Capital LP

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