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  1. Travel balance increases by wide margin in June from last year's tourism collapse
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    to 790.7 million euros for the month, increasing by 852 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments

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  2. Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015

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    fell below the 1 billion mark by the end of May. The commission anticipates that the new programme... will not reoccur before new financing is disbursed. Cabinet reshuffle may reveal PM's hand Snap elections... November 2011 to May 2012. Primary surplus widens Greece’s budget primary surplus widened to 1.88 billion

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  3. Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ministers with breathing space despite the full horror of what happened in Mati, a seaside resort... authorities, despite questions being asked about whether there was an evacuation plan for Mati... incompetence becomes evident in the days ahead. The tragic events in Mati, though, have definitely

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  4. Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
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    the coalition's case heading into local and European Parliament elections in May. Since being... campaigning tool for May's polls. However, they will now pivot to the return to bond markets, outlining... ahead of the European elections on May 25, when New Democracy will be hoping to hold off SYRIZA's

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  5. Greek economic sentiment for May at highest point since August 2008

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    Greece’s economic sentiment improved by 3.7 points to 99.1 in May, after falling by 2.1 points... points so far. The May figure is the highest reading since August 2008, when it stood at 101.4 points... for the third straight month, rising by 2.5 points in May to -52.5 following a 4.7-point increase

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  6. Greek trade deficit up by 21.9 pct in May as exports sink further

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    The rate of increase in Greece’s trade deficit accelerated to 21.9 percent in May from 17.2 percent in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). May’s figure indicates.... After dropping 7.5 percent in April, imports resumed an upward trend rising by 2.8 percent in May

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  7. Improving car sales in Greece continue with 27.9 pct rise in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    strong growth of 27.9 percent in May after surging by 47.2 percent in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Despite the slowdown, the May rate is the fourth successive reading... figures showed the number of road motor cars stood at 13,000 in May, which is the highest reading

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  8. Greek deposit rate almost stable, loan rate slightly up in May

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    month by 1 basis point (bp) to 1.81 percent in May from 1.82 percent in April, according... in May. On corporate lending, there were two marked movements: 1) A drop by 30 bps in loans for amounts.... Following the rate changes in May, Greek corporate lending rates remain 250-350 bps higher than

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  9. Sharp drop of 4.2 pct in Greek industrial turnover in May

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    The drop in Greece’s Turnover Index in Industry accelerated to 4.2 percent in May from a revised 0.8 percent decline in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The May... smoothed the 12-month trailing rate. The decrease by 4.2 percent in May reflects a drop in manufacturing

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  10. Building activity up again in May but with smaller rise of 1.9 pct

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    Greek building permits grew for the fourth successive month in May, albeit by a modest 1.9 percent from 6.2 percent in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The May growth.... The other components of building activity showed mixed trends in May with surface easing by 2.7 percent

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