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Small gains for building activity in Dec, up 7.1 pct in full 2023
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits only rose marginally in December, up by 0.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), after... in South Aegean and Crete with 20.5 and 20.7 percent, and the largest drop in Western Macedonia with 47.4.... During the full-year 2023, permits were up by 7.1 percent YoY to 26,962. The corresponding surface
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Trade deficit moderates in June, up 10.5 pct YoY in H1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit recorded a drop of 9.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in June, after a solid... products and ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 9.9 percent, at 13.32 billion euros. Imports from EU countries were up by 1.6 percent to 21.04 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were also
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Trade deficit up sharply in Sep, reaches 25.13 bln in 9M for 8.5 pct YoY rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit rose sharply by 12.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September, after a drop.... Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 6.1 percent, at 20.11 billion euros. Imports from EU countries were up by 2.2 percent to 31.64 billion euros, while imports
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Alpha NII at 1.22 bln in 9M, fees up by 11 pct YoY at 306 mln
EconomyBankingmillion euros in the same period of 2023, a drop of 2 percent. Normalised profit after tax for 9M was 666... was 1.02 billion euros, from 918 million in 9M 2023, up by 11 percent. Asset quality The NPE ratio... and 73 percent from collateral. P&L NII was 1.24 billion euros in 9M, up by 2 percent year-on-year
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CPI captures rise in housing costs with 7.2 pct YoY increase, headline up 2.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) picked up further pace in June with a rise of 2.8 percent year... percent, from 0.2 percent in the previous month. In June 2024, the CPI was up by 2.3 percent YoY... annually in June. Month-on-month, the HICP was up by 1.3 percent. In June, the annual CPI movement
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CPI picks up in Feb, rising to 2.7 pct YoY as food prices climb again
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, from a 0.8 percent drop in the previous month. In February 2025, the CPI was up by 2.5...Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) slightly picked up pace in February with a rise of 2.7 percent... percent annually in February. Month-on-month, the HICP was up by 0.3 percent. In February
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agoraratios require domestic lenders to step up their provisioning, thus binding already scarce capital.... The asset managers in NAMA will have up to ten years to achieve the most favourable financial return... up to 15 years to achieve the most favourable financial return on the loan portfolio. SAREB
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora% over the period 2019-70 under the baseline scenario. It will average 1.2% up to 2030, rising slightly to 1.3% during 2031-40 and to 1.4% in the 2040s. It is then expected to remain at this level up... see a burst in labor productivity growth through 2070 to catch up to the average level of labor
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Newsletter 476 - 19/09/2025
lead over PASOK on 13.5%. Pulse’s survey for Skai TV echoes this trend, placing ND at 29%, up slightly from 28.5% in June, while PASOK edges up from 13.5% to 14%. Course of Freedom slips from 12% to 10.5... code. He also called for breaking up oligopolies and strengthening education, healthcare
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Alpha Bank reports H1 profits of 267.4 mln on one-off item
EconomyBankingbut fell 2.1 percent year on year (YoY) in H1, mainly due to a drop in personnel cost by 8.8 percent... two figures for Greek banks’ potential capital shortfalls: One under the static model and one under the dynamic model, which will incorporate the restructuring plans approved by the DG Comp in July
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