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October C/A deficit drops to 351 mln, down 39.1 pct over year
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Ministry of Finance and the troika were calling for a C/A deficit of between 1 and 2 percent of GDP... [link to post] published on December 17, point to a surplus of 1 percent of GDP in 2013 rising to about
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A third of Greek homeowners fear losing their properties in 2014
SocietyRoughly one in three Greeks fears losing their home in 2014 despite the restrictions on foreclosures the government has kept in place for the New Year. As of January 1, Greek banks have more leeway... 1 million Greek households are paying mortgages, meaning that 168,000 owners are failing to pay
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C/A balance positive by 1.4 bln to Nov, 2013 surplus in sight
EconomyMacroeconomyby the BoG, the Ministry of Finance and the troika were calling for a C/A deficit of between 1 and 2... published on December 17, point to a surplus of 1 percent of GDP in 2013 for the first time in Greek
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C/A surplus of 0.7 pct of GDP in 2013 is Greece's first for decades
EconomyMacroeconomyof between 1 and 2 percent of GDP in 2013. The BoG’ estimates included in its interim report on Monetary Policy published on December 17, pointed to a surplus of 1 percent of GDP in 2013, rising to about
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EU funds and limited expenditure drive primary budget surplus to 2 bln in Feb
Economyon March 11, stand 1 billion above 2-month targets, despite a shortfall of 124 and 144 million... was 1 billion above the target. Revenues excluding tax refunds rose 8.8 percent in February
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Greece exceeds expectations with first return to bond markets after four years
Economy. This meant there was a sharp yield decline of 1 percentage point in February and March, whereas the yield... to around 1 to 1.5 percent, which would translate into annual cost savings of around 200 million euros
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CPI down 1.3 pct in April as Greece remains in deflation for 14th month
EconomyMacroeconomyof the respective VAT rate by 10 percentage points as of August 1. In contrast, health coupled with alcoholic... of 0.3 percent in 2015. On the flipside, OECD latest forecasts point to a stable deflation close to 1
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Bookies see clear win for SYRIZA in EU elections but not in local vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the former’s odds having a 1 pp handicap at 1.36 and the latter’s at 2.80. Sportingbet offers for the first... to 4.30 for the SYRIZA candidate Gavriil Sakelaridis. In the first round, their difference stood at just 1
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Piraeus Bank reports loss of 247 mln for Q1
EconomyBankingpoints QoQ to 109 percent. Eurosystem funding narrowed by 8 billion within Q1 and by a further 1 billion... Core Tier 1 (CET1) stood at 14.4 percent. Taking into account the negative impact from
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BoG sees encouraging signs for Greek economy but warns on reforms
Economypositive in 2014 at 1 percent of GDP lower than its previous estimate of 2 percent. The key contributor... that an increase in real GDP by 1 percent results in a rise of the tax efficiency of VAT by 0.20 – 0.43
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