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Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
EconomyFeaturesGreek borrowing costs have dropped significantly as the country nears the completion of what is meant to be its final adjustment programme. Greece’s yields started de-escalating in June 2017 following much volatility in the first half of the year as the...
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Athens and lenders yet to agree on how to drop pension cuts without creating fiscal gap
EconomyMacroeconomyComments by European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling have underlined that Greece and the institutions have yet to reach a formal agreement on the cancellation of next year’s pension cuts. Speaking to journalists in Luxembourg on Thur...
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Deposits drop by 622 mln in Sept after six months of inflows
EconomyMacroeconomyNet deposit movement in the Greek banking system turned negative by 622 million in September following inflows of 1.02 billion in August, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Tuesday. September’s movement marks the first negative flow after six mont...
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Deposits drop by 206 mln in November
EconomyMacroeconomyNet deposit movement in the Greek banking system was negative by 206 million euros in November, following inflows of 643 million in October, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Friday. The outstanding balance of private sector deposits increased to...
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Deposits drop by 2.16 bln in January
EconomyMacroeconomyNet deposit movements in the Greek banking system were negative by 2.16 billion euros in January following positive flows of 3.65 billion in December, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Thursday. The outstanding balance of private sector deposits ...
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Building permits drop by 4.9 in October
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits fell by 4.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in October after a strong rise of 29 percent seen in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday showed. The total number of permits came to 1,780. The corresponding ...
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CPI falls by 2 pct YoY in January as apparel and transport drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January compared to a decline of 2.3 percent seen in December, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Monday. The average CPI for the rolling 12 months fell b...
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Economic sentiment rises to 91.9 points in February despite drop in consumer confidence
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 1.2 points month-on-month in February to reach 91.9 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. During the month, the Employment Expectations Indicator (EEI) for Greece came to 106.1 points comp...
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Current account deficit narrows to 840.3 mln in Feb as imports drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece posted a current account (C/A) deficit of 840.3 million euros in February compared to 435.7 million euros in January, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Tuesday. In February 2020, the balance showed a deficit of 1.15 billion euros, meaning that ...
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As restrictions drop away, Apr travel balance beats even pre-Covid levels
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 432.1 million euros in April, from 77 million euros in March, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday. April’s balance was significantly higher than the 3.2 million euros registered in Apr...
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