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HFSF posts losses of 1.1 bln in H1 weighed down by valuation losses of bank holdings
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) recorded net losses of 1.14 billion in the first half of 2016 from 4.15 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the interim financial report published on Wednesday This year’s bottom line ...
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General gov't primary cash surplus up to 5 bln in 2016, arrears fall by 1.1 bln in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus increased by 1 billion euros to 5 billion in 2016 from around 4 billion in the previous year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin revealed on Friday evening. The fiscal performance largely reflect...
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Eurosystem funding down by 1.1 bln in Feb, ELA increases for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding headed south for the twentieth straight month in February, albeit at a slower pace by 1.13 billion, following a decrease by 3.61 billion in the previous month, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement reveal...
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Primary cash surplus almost halves to 1.1 bln in 2-month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell to 1.11 billion euros in the 2-month period of 2017 from 2.09 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Friday. This year’s figure includes arrears’ repayments of 78 million. However...
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Budget primary surplus of 1.1 billion slightly outperforms target by 77 million in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary surplus was confirmed at 1.07 billion in the first quarter (Q1) down by 42.6 percent from last year’s figure of 1.86 billion, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin. As we noted in the preliminary figu...
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Deposit inflows increase to 1.1 bln in June
EconomyMacroeconomyThe deposit flow in the Greek banking system remained positive for the second straight month in June with inflows increasing to 1.09 billion from 638 million in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Thursday. As a result, the outstanding balance...
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The Greek election's winners and losers
AgoraA clear win for New Democracy, a manageable defeat for SYRIZA, Golden Dawn being booted out...) in the past. Golden Dawn The inability of Golden Dawn, which gained 2.93 percent, to enter Parliament.... Golden Dawn lost almost 215,000 votes compared to September 2015. A new addition to Parliament this time
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Economic sentiment slips to 89.7 in May, consumer confidence rebounds to -71.9
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 0.6 points in May after increasing in the preceding two months, European Commission (EC) data showed on Monday. The ESI has hovered around the 90-point mark..., when ESI also fell below the 90-point mark. From its recent low of 76.1 last August, the current ESI
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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.7 points in February to reach 113.2 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. The EC noted that the ESI figures have been historically... (EEI). This indicator has been designed to complement the growth-related focus of the ESI
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Is New Democracy really trying to ease political tension?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAddressing the nation in the wake of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas's murder by a Golden Dawn... together Greece's leftist parties as "extreme opposition." "The cases of Golden Dawn on the one hand... with the so-called "theory of the two extremes". As the theory would have it, if Golden Dawn is one
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