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GDP falls by 1.6 pct QoQ in Q1 and by 0.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomy2015, when there was a drop of 2 percent. Compared to Q1 in 2019, GDP shrank by 0.9 percent... QoQ and by 2 percent YoY. As mentioned, these movements led final consumption expenditure to fall..., a contraction of 4.7 percent is expected in 2020 compared to an estimated 2 percent GDP growth before
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ECB boost for Greek debt as authorities ponder new market foray
Economykey of just above 2 pct, the country was eligible for up to roughly 16 billion euros in the first... market and attempt another market foray as early as this month for another 2 billion euros. Greece recently issued a 2-billion-euro 7-year bond in April with a yield of just above 2 pct, although demand
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Overall loan interest at 4.05 pct in April, hitting new series low
EconomyMacroeconomyweighted average interest rate on all existing loans dropped by 2 bps to 3.88 percent. The spread between existing loan and deposit rates fell by 2 bps month-on-month to 3.73 percentage points... percent, while the corresponding rate on loans to sole proprietors rose by 2 bps to 6.84 percent
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CPI falls by 1.8 pct YoY in October as air travel and energy drop
EconomyMacroeconomyto a decline of 2 percent seen in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed...’ index fell by 2 percent while the services index fell by 1.5 percent YoY. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) fell by 2 percent YoY in October. Compared to September, the HICP increased
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
is focussing on the liability side of its balance sheet, with a 500 million-euro issue of subordinated Tier 2... points. The Tier 2 bond issue will bolster the bank’s capital adequacy by about 125 basis points... of 5.5 percent. 2 PMI dips to 49.4 points in February Cost burdens pile up Greece’s manufacturing PMI
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Economic sentiment rises above 111 pts in July but consumer confidence drops further
EconomyMacroeconomythe pandemic and the first lockdown started to manifest itself last April, however the ESI is now just 2... in June. Consumer confidence is now roughly 2 points higher compared to July last year when it stood... points. The services index dropped by nearly 2 points to 25.4, after a sharp improvement by 14.4
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The quarterly national accounts from the income side
Agorapulls back, a government impulse helps to level GDP upwards); and 2) The challenge for Greece is now... becoming structural.[2] This policy has caused, in part, the widening of the deficits during... to spend around 1.7 percent of GDP in 2021. [2] We do not see evidence that expenditures are cut
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IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
EconomyMacroeconomydeterioration of the current account. This is largely due to the oil deficit that exceeded 2 billion euros... deficit of 1.9 pct in 2022, with surpluses increasing from 1.1 pct of GDP in 2023 to 2 pct of GDP in 2027... and a primary deficit this year of roughly 2 pct, as things stand and assuming no escalation in relations
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NBG profits narrow to 208 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingvirtually unchanged, standing at 2 billion euros at the end of Q1, from 2.1 billion euros... million in 2021, was up by 2 pct to 373 million euros. Operating expenses in Q1 2022 were stable at 192... with the repricing of time deposits, led to an improvement of the bank’s blended funding cost to -2 basis points
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Where is Odysseus? Part 4 - Unemployment and Employment
Agora, and the natural rate will be somewhat lower.[2] Similarly, the ability to tailor the work week or working... for employment will be between the low and high scenarios, as indicated in Figure 2. The calculations... of Greece” (Amazon.com 2020). [2] For instance, labor markets in the US tend to be more flexible than
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