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Apartment prices fall at an accelerating pace of 6.1 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomypace compared to the downward revised 5 percent drop recorded in Q2, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed... straight quarter by 1.8 percent in Q3, at a slower pace compared to the 2.9 percent QoQ drop in Q2... percent over the past seven years. Due to the imposition of capital controls and the sharp drop
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Society. Since 2013, there has been a 10 point drop in companies agreeing that that unfair selection or evaluation criteria exist, a 16-point drop in those who believe conflict of interests in the evaluation of bids is widespread, and a 17-point drop who believe collusive bidding is widespread, and a 14-point
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyof almost 290,000 between 2009 and 2014, which reflects a sharp drop by around 490,000 until 2012... in the 2009-2013 period with the sharpest drop of 4.03 billion euros recorded in 2012. The amount of wages... respectively. The drop reflects a decrease in the number of IKA insured by 11.5 percent and average wages
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CPI falls at a slower pace of 0.5 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.5 percent in February after a 0.7 percent drop..., while goods index fell by 1 percent. The drop in February CPI is mainly attributed to a decrease...). Compared to the previous month, February CPI declined by 0.4 percent largely due to a drop
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Greek banks: Taking stock of a rough 2015 and looking at what lies ahead
Agorapercent quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q4, mainly due to a drop in the funding cost stemming from...-year figure points to a 3.9 percent drop. Most banks guided for a double-digit rebound in commission.... This largely reflects a sharp drop in loan provisions and an NII rebound on the back of reduced reliance
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Current account deficit widens to 412 mln in May
EconomyMacroeconomyby around 272 million euros fully reflects a drop in the services surplus by 442 million, which more... year to positive this May. Moreover, BoG said that the drop in exports is largely due to a decrease... coupled with lower net payments for purchases of ships mainly due to capital controls. The marked drop
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Retail sales rebound by 7.1 pct in July for first time in thirteen months
EconomyMacroeconomyThe turnover of Greece’s retail trade index strongly rebounded by 7.1 percent in July after a drop... drop of 7.2 percent in the corresponding period last year. The breakdown showed turnover in almost... store category that posted a month on month (MoM) drop in July was retail sale not in stores, where
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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the flipside, direct taxes are estimated to drop by around 300 million to 20.42 billion in 2017. On the cost front, primary expenditure is projected to drop by more than 1.4 billion euros to around 44 billion... clearance. However, the debt to GDP ratio is expected to drop to 176.5 percent in 2017 from 180.3
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Tourism could give economy annual 5 bln boost, NBG report finds
EconomyFeatures. Employment in the tourism sector grew by 7 percent between 2008-2016 versus the 23 percent drop.... With around 60 percent of these visitors staying in hotels, this rise comfortably offset the drop... conditions of 2015 also led hoteliers in Greece to drop their rates under pressure from travel agencies
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Eurosystem funding drops by 3.9 bln in July on big decline in ELA
EconomyMacroeconomy. The month-on-month decline is the most substantial for the year so far and surpasses the drop in June... in the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding by 3.37 billion, the largest drop since June 2016... be reduced further by 1.6 billion euros to 38.9 billion. The drop reflected “developments in the liquidity
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