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December retail sales seen down 2.5 pct amid tax onrush
EconomyMacroeconomywas burdened by the imposition of capital controls. Overall, private consumption rose by 1 percent... in the VAT rate from 23 to 24 percent (implemented as of July 1, 2016) (218 million) and higher contributions
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CPI stays flat in December, falls by 0.8 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomydecreased at a slower pace of 0.6 percent in December after declining by 1 percent in the previous... the CPI rose by 1 percent. This was mostly on the back of a double-digit rise in clothing
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Lenders make proposal to Athens but no immediate breakthrough expected
PoliticsGreek Politicsshould pass 1 percent of GDP in new measures (1.8 billion euros) now and another 1 percent should
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Tsakalotos appears but gives little away about negotiations with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the package of measures and counter-measures would be zero in fiscal terms. “For example, if 1 billion euros in [new] measures are adopted, another 1 billion euros in positive measures for the economy
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Greece, creditors seek progress at Eurogroup on key differences holding up review
EconomyProgrammepensions that would yield savings of 1 percent of GDP (around 1.8 billion euros) as of 2020. Athens... as of 2019, targeting a widening of the tax base and additional revenues of 1 percent of GDP. Although
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PPC: The struggling electricity giant dominating bailout talks
EconomyFeaturesrepayments, including a bond redemption of 200 million on May 1, absent the finalisation of a 200... million on February 24 and said on March 1 that a new facility of 200 million, in the form
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Alpha Bank reports net profits of 20 mln in Q4, leading full-year earnings to 42 mln
EconomyBankingdeposits increased by around 1 billion to 32.9 billion. As a result, the loan to deposit ratio improved... two months of 2017, which slowed below the 100-million mark in March. The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1
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Marginal drop in time deposit rate, sharp decline in corporate lending rates in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomya nosedive in the rate for loan amounts above 1 million euros by 83 bps to 3.89 percent, its lowest...) to 5.17 percent and for amounts between 250,000 and 1 million euros (-22 bps) to 4.79 percent
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Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017
Agorain Q4, which climbed to -1 billion euros in Q4 from -90 to -100 million in the previous two quarters.... Capital Greek banks remained adequately capitalised with the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio close
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Tsipras eyes euro summit if new plan to break deadlock fails
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Kathimerini and Bloomberg, the proposal for overcoming the impasse is that 1 percent of GDP in pension measures should be taken in 2019 and 1 percent of GDP from the reduction in the tax-free
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