Search
-
Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of...
9% -
Primary cash surplus to Oct at 4 bln, including arrears repayment of 2.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 875 million eurso to 3.97 billion in the 10-month period of 2016 from 4.84 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures displayed on Thursday. This year’s figure, though, incorporates arrears’...
9% -
Eurosystem funding drops by 2.2 bln in May, mostly on further decrease in ELA reliance
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 23rd successive month in May, when it dropped by another 2.22 billion euros, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday. In the previous month, it dropped at a slower pace of ...
9% -
Budget execution continues to outperform in June, led by 2.2 bln in excess taxes
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance came to a surplus of 2.12 billion euros in June, compared to a deficit of 3.43 billion euros in the same period of 2022, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. In the firs...
9% -
Passenger cars lead the way as vehicle sales rise by 17.9 pct in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomy, with the absolute figure standing at 13,883. The remainder was made up of lorries (2,104) and buses (68... car sales up by just 0.6 percent. New buses and used lorries dropped by 63.6 and 20.6 percent... was led by passenger cars at 128,303, up by 8.8 percent, followed by lorries at 18,462 and buses at 766
9% -
Growth in car sales slows to 1.1 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomy. The remainder was made up of lorries (2,071) down by 8.7 percent and buses (65) down 43.5 percent... passenger car sales down by 5.4 percent. New buses and lorries were down by 39.1 and 13.1 percent... cars are up by 18.3 percent, lorries increased by 4.7 percent and buses down by 2.9 percent.
9% -
Greek economy contracts 0.9 pct in Q1, slowest pace since Q1 2010
EconomyMacroeconomy, the highest since Q1 2008, mainly reflects strong tourism with the turnover in accommodation and food services... scheduled flights point to a 25 percent increase to 15.8 million in 2014 indicating another strong tourism season this year. Total imports rose 2.2 percent in Q1 reflecting a broadly similar increase
8% -
Greek primary budget surplus at 707 mln as revenues beat target in May
Economyby 3.9 percent to 18.57 billion. More importantly, the strong revenue performance in May eliminated... in May and -7.1 percent in 5-month to 2.9 billion, 2.2 percent short of target. Tax refunds surged... targeting a 1 percent rise in the full year figure. Despite the strong revenue rebound in May
8% -
State budget primary surplus widens to 2.28 bln at end of July after rise in revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyof 4.71 billion recorded in January. The strong rebound is attributed to the payment of the first..., reflecting the strong revenue rebound in July. It is also noteworthy that the 7-month target included... 85.7 percent mainly due to the exceptional revenues of 2.2 billion posted in the corresponding month
8% -
Tourist arrivals up 23.5 pct in October as 2014 overall target rises to 23 mln
Economyat 2.5 million for the whole year from 2.2 million in 2013. The better than expected figures in all... the strong growth figures, SETE highlights two encouraging trends of the evolution of this year’s..., mainly led by strong tourism.
8%