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New Democracy starts rolling out its first three bills
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccusations from SYRIZA that New Democracy is trying to block officials appointed under the previous... the general directors appointed by the previous government. The general directors, rather than ministers
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Hatzidakis details plans for PPC, puts forward new CEO
EconomyFeatureswould be reduced in the future. Criticising the previous SYRIZA government’s handling..., but the rise would be fully offset by falls in VAT implemented by the previous government before
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ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpressed concern about the way that ND is using the fiscal space left by the previous government... by the previous government were a reflection of the lack of trust that the creditors had in SYRIZA
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsstresses that Thanou herself suggested in previous comments that senior judges should not use... and that Thanou’s previous links to SYRIZA mean that it she is unfit to hold her current position
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Central government debt down to 356.55 bln in Q2, average maturity tops 20 yrs
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt fell by 1.14 billion euros to 356.55 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, from 357.69 billion euros in the previous quarter... 1.80 billion in the previous quarter.
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 59.4 mln in Q2, NPE sales worth 3.7 bln planned for remainder of year
EconomyBankingcost to income ratio came to 54.6 percent in the quarter from 55.5 percent in the previous quarter... (+1.4%), implying a CoR of 1.9% over gross loans, same as in the previous quarter vs. an average
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GDP rises by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q2, increases by 1.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyto the same quarter in the previous year, GDP at current prices increased by 2.2 percent from... for next year is seen at 2 percent, from 2.1 percent in the previous outlook.
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Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Prespes Agreement between the previous SYRIZA administration and the government in North... of the Novartis investigation. The previous SYRIZA government is accused of interfering in the probe in order
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgramme-ended Asset Purchase Programme in the volume of 20 billion euros per month. The previous round... on the previous round because the permanent solution for debt relief did not come before the summer of 2018, just
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Overall loan interest rate edges up to 4.68 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomybusiness dropped to 398 million euros from 759 million in the previous month. The rate on loans... million in the previous month. Deposits The overall weighted average interest rate on new deposits
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