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Building permits increase by 55.7 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomy. The total number of permits came to 1,339, staying above the 1,000-permit mark for close to a year.... During 2019, building permits rose by 12.6 percent. Total permits in the aggregate period stood... and the construction downturn began. The total for 2019 is roughly 82 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much
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Greece clinches attractive yield for 7-year bond amid testing conditions, diminished interest
Economyand means the Public Debt Management Agency has raised a total of 4.5 billion euros raised this year... to the drawing board. The tumultuous times were reflected on the statistics of yesterday’s issue. Total... attracted more than 5 billion euros, before closing at 13:45 UK time with total offers of 6 billion euros
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agora, primarily through retirement – in total 10,862 staff left the Health Ministry during the period... for COVID-19 patients, and over 3,672 hospital beds in total were assigned to the treatment of coronavirus... (the total of 46,141 fines for unjustified movements since the start of the lockdown equate to just 0.4
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Banks discuss with govt how to release up to 25 bln in emergency liquidity for businesses
EconomyBankingto normal operations as soon as possible. A total of 25 billion euros in loans, guarantees and subsidies.... Of the total, around 18 billion euros will be used to support businesses and 7 billion... releases 3 billion funds from the banks, which upon leveraging will total 30 billion. Minister
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Unemployment continued downward course in Feb, falling to 16.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby 14,451 which is equal to a rise of 0.4 percent. Total employment stood at 3.89 million people... compared with January 2019 (+2.1 percent). The total inactive population now stands at 3.27 million... was the worst employment balance for the same month on record. Total hirings came to 103,002 versus
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Current account shows deficit of 1.10 bln in March as Covid-19 hits trade & travel
EconomyMacroeconomy. Travel payments came to 60.5 million, down 75.7 percent. Total exports in March came to 2.40 billion euros, from 2.70 billion last year, falling by 11 percent YoY. At the same time, total imports reached... in turn. Total exports rose to 7.65 billion, a slight decrease of 0.6 percent. Imports decreased by 3.3
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April budget primary balance shows deficit of 1.52 bln as state revenues miss target by 7.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand assessed taxes). State budget total revenues amounted to 3.26 million euros, 1.16 million euros... the coronavirus pandemic. State budget total revenues stood at 15.43 billion euros, lower than the target..., interest payments stood at 2.50 billion. During the first four months of the year, total expenditure came
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Alpha Bank posts net loss of 10.9 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingpercent, while total coverage including collateral came to 117 percent. Regarding the auctions... to the absence of notaries. A total of 412 auctions were held in Q1 compared to 1,782 in Q4 2019... in Q1. The fully loaded total CET1 stood at 14 percent compared to 14.9 percent in Q4. The bank’s
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Building permits increase by 10.2 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday showed. The total... months of the year, building permits rose by 42.7 percent. Total permits in the aggregate period... the coronavirus take hold. Total permits for 2019 came to roughly 82 percent lower than the 2005 peak
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Unemployment drops to 16.2 pct in Q1, excluding furloughed workers
EconomyMacroeconomyemployed, bringing the total to 3.85 million. The largest increase in employment in Q1 compared... unemployed (over 1 year) fell by 41,100 in Q1 compared to Q4 and came to 525,300. Out of the total, long... are concentrated in six economic sectors - wholesale and retail trade (18.3 percent of total
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