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Greek exports down 5.9 pct in August, imports also fall 16.4 pct
EconomyGreece’s exports continued heading south for the second successive month in August, dropping by 5.9 percent, according to the flash estimates of commercial transactions released by Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Wednesday. The 12-month trail...
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Unpaid taxes for September fall to 1.03 bln but up 56.5 pct so far this year
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter peaking at 1.42 billion euros in August, the monthly rate of Greece’s unpaid taxes dropped to 1.03 billion in September, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS) on Tuesday. The September figure is simila...
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August trade deficit shrinks by 29.5 pct as imports fall faster than exports
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit narrowed by 29.5 percent in August, after soaring by a similar rate in July, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The absolute figure showed the trade deficit in August fell to 1.23 billion euros, which is the...
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding rises by 1.28 bln in October after five-month fall
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing a drop in the preceding five months, Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding rose by 1.28 billion euros in October, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding, which was elimin...
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Apartment prices fall at slower rate of 7 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of decline in apartment prices slowed for the fifth straight quarter to 7 percent in Q3 2014 from a revised 7.7 percent in Q2, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). Nevertheless, the Q2 headline figure indicates the twenty-third successive neg...
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Greek economic sentiment and consumer confidence fall sharply in December
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter improving in the preceding two months, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 3.8 points to 98.9 in December from 102.7 in November, according to the European Commission (EC). The ESI figure for December is the lowest reading since Apri, while ...
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Fall in Greek building activity accelerates to 19 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe number of building permits issued in Greece fell for the fifth straight month in October, when they declined by 19 percent from 11.2 percent in September, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). This was the ninth negative reading ...
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Primary budget surplus 923 mln short of target in Jan as revenues fall by 18.4 pct
EconomyGreece’s final budget execution data confirmed preliminary figures released on February 12 and showed the primary surplus halved to 443 million euros in January from 835 million last year. The primary surplus figure for January missed the target of 1.37...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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Trade deficit plunges by 21 pct in January as exports and imports fall
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter climbing by 26.9 percent in December, Greece’s trade deficit fell 21 percent in January, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The absolute numbers show the trade deficit reached 1.27 billion in January, which is the second low...
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