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Trade deficit grows by 20.6 pct in October, driven by higher imports
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros for the month. The headline figure stems from imports growing at a faster rate than exports... exports grew at a slower rate and rose by 8.6 percent to 2.49 billion euros. Imports rose above
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Building activity drops by 3 pct in September, permits increase above 1,000
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits declined by 3 percent in September, easing from the drop of 5.2 percent noted in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday showed. The headline rate..., meaning that small changes in numbers can cause disproportionate changes in the growth rate
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PMI up to 53.1 in Dec as business conditions improve at fastest pace in over a decade
EconomyMacroeconomyas the main reason for fastest rate of adding workers in the survey’s 18.5-year history. New orders were also matched by higher input purchases with the rate of expansion being the most significant
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Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
EconomyFeatures-denominated fixed rate note under English law due in 2022. The coupon settled at 4.375 percent, while... and the participation rate of 86 percent far exceeded expectations. The rumours of the imminent swap had
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of 3 percent, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed. The headline figure puts the rate... to the same time last year, while volume rose at an even greater rate by 109.2 percent. The overall labour
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Stress test assumptions cause few concerns for Greek banks
EconomyBanking, 2.5 and 2.4 percent between 2018 and 2020; the unemployment rate is seen dropping to 16.6 percent by 2020 from 19.9 in 2018, prices are projected growing by a steady rate of 0.9 to 1.1 percent
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Industrial production grows by 0.2 pct in Dec and 4.1 pct for full year
EconomyMacroeconomyfor December was the lowest rate of growth recorded for the year, contrasting with February last year where the highest rate of growth was recorded at 11 percent. The movement in the overall index was driven
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the unemployment rate down by 2.7 percentage points since the end of 2016, to stand at 20.7 percent in October... at 21.7 percent in 2017 and at 20.2 in 2018. The seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate came to 20.9
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Fall in apartment prices slows to 0.3 pct in Q4 2017, 1 pct average drop for year
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in Q4. Properties up to five years old saw also saw price falls at the same rate . Properties... percent in 2013. The latest annual figure is the slowest rate of decline in property prices observed
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Banks gear up for stress tests, with results due in May
EconomyBanking; the unemployment rate is seen dropping to 16.6 percent by 2020 from 19.9 in 2018, prices are projected growing by a steady rate of 0.9 to 1.1 percent, residential real estate values will drop marginally
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