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After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
PoliticsGreek Politicssoon both on the “prior actions” remaining for Greece to receive its next bailout tranche of 1... that the October budget execution figures meant that Greece would only have to make extra savings of around 1... before assuming the EU presidency on January 1 is to tie up the loose ends with the troika
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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the loan front, the most material change was posted in corporate loans above 1 million euros... to 6 percent. The average euro-area rate on corporate loans over 1 million euros stands almost 4... percentage points for amounts over 250,000 and up to 1 million euros. The rate in loans to sole
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Greece's new finance minister lines up for a marathon (and several short sprints)
PoliticsGreek Politicsunlikely to be in a position to claim its next bailout tranche of 1 billion euros as it has not yet... (GLF) variable rate (currently at Euribor plus 50 basis points) to 1 percent constant for the next 50..., the official sector projects Greek unemployment will ease by at least 1 pp this year and a further 2 pp
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September revenues drive 9-month Greek primary surplus up to 2.53 bln
Economyto higher revenues by almost 1 billion MoM. The 9-month budget deficit stood at 2.29 billion euros..., which outperformed the monthly target by 84 million, the 9-month figure rose by 1 percent to 36.47..., which rose at an accelerating pace to 1.42 billion euros in August from 1 billion in the preceding
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Greek primary budget surplus rises to 2.53 bln at end of September
Economyon month (MoM) improvement mainly reflects higher revenues by almost 1 billion euros in September... jumped by 18.3 and 29 percent respectively. The respective 9-month figures dropped by up to 1 percent..., led the 9-month figure up 1 percent to 36.47 billion, just 24 million short of target. The most
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Troika and Greece in stalemate over budget targets, prior actions as time ticks away
EconomyProgramme. This is higher by almost 1 billion compared to its previous forecast, reflecting the troika’s view... as of October 1, the troika has reportedly also asked for a reduction in the number of installments to 72... costcutting measures in the public sector. The government also believes cost savings of 0.5 – 1 billion
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Greek GDP up 0.7 pct in Q3 for third straight quarter of growth
EconomyMacroeconomysuccessive quarter by 3.1 percent accelerating from the 1 percent posted in Q2. In contrast, Q3... percent. Gross fixed capital formation posted a rise of 1.6 percent QoQ and 1 percent YoY in SA terms... increase to a modest 1 percent for 2014. Total exports rebounded QoQ for the third straight quarter
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Bank of Greece sees growth at 0.7 pct in 2014, NPLs up to 34.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomya slighter deterioration by more than 1 pp to 27.4 percent. For corporate NPLs (for loan amounts above 1 million euros) in particular, a BoG study showed that they are concentrated in a relatively... in the preceding two years, it improved by 1 pp to 50.5 percent at the end of June. BoG urged banks
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Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
could be held on January 25 or February 1. Dimas in a short period of time. The fact remains..., that all the parties have their eye on early elections, which could be held on January 25 or February 1... in the 10-month period. Of this, 1 billion was recorded in January, while time deposits posted inflows of 2
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How SYRIZA says it will fund its economic policies
Economyby the following four funding sources: 1) Utilization of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) capital... private debt (2 billion) and the establishment of new banks (1 billion). However, the use of HFSF... the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), of which 1 billion relates to NSRF for 2007-2013, 1.5
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