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Greek banks stepped up write-offs in 2016, provisions increased at slowest pace since 2008
EconomyBankingGreek banks stepped up the number of write-offs in 2016 compared to the previous years, the Bank of Greece (BoG) revealed. Specifically, write-offs in the Greek market reached a record high of 2.54 billion euros in 2016, up by more than 1 billion from the 2015 figure of 1.46 billion. The previous
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation of 1.3 and 1 percent is expected for 2017 and 2018 respectively. The key downside risks
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Greece near bottom of OECD rankings for spending on R&D
Societywas equal to just 1 percent of GDP in 2015. Greece came before Poland and Turkey (33rd and 34th place
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
write-offs in the course of 2016, reaching a record high of 2.54 billion, up by more than 1 billion
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Current account deficit widens to 933 mln in December, 2016 balance turns to deficit of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyat 6.54 billion in December from 6.53 billion in November, while rose by around 1 billion from
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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicsapply from January 1, 2019. He, intentionally perhaps, avoided mentioning that the implementation
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Greece forced to revisit prickly subject of pension spending to conclude review
EconomyProgrammeinvolves applying the new rules to existing pensions, which could deliver savings of 1 percent of GDP
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Creating a competitive natural gas market: Legal aspects and investment opportunities
Legal, it amended paragraph 1 of article 82 of Law no. 4001/2011 in order to provide all eligible customers
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Retail sales down by 1.3 pct in Dec for first drop since Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyalso decreased by 1 percent in December after an upward revised rise by 4 percent in the previous
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Greece searches for balanced deal as talks get underway in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsspending to be reduced by 1 percent of GDP and that the Greek side would like to limit the cuts to 0.75
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