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Industrial production down by 4 pct in May after three successive rises
EconomyMacroeconomya drop in May with the biggest in mining and quarrying production (-15 percent) followed by electricity... by sector displayed a sharp drop in motor vehicles and trailers (-36.5 percent), mining of coal... the seasonally adjusted IPI contracted 4.9 percent month on month (MoM) in May after a 2 percent MoM drop
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Rare rebound for retail trade with 2.5 pct rise in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe turnover of Greece’s retail trade index rose by 2.5 percent in May following a 3.1 percent drop.... The highest MoM drop was posted by food, beverages and tobacco (-9.5 percent), books, stationery... a double digit drop since 2009. The latest retail business indicators published by the European
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Greek deflation decelerates to 1.5 pct due to VAT rate hikes
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1.2 percent. Since then, the CPI decrease ranged between 2.1 to 2.8 percent. The slower drop... a drop by 0.4 percent from 1.3 percent in July. The August figure indicates the lowest reading over... groups. The biggest drop was recorded in housing (-7.3 percent) followed by clothing and footwear
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Growing hopes that Greek recession will be milder than expected
Economy(+0.1 percent), more than offsetting a sharp drop in investments (-10.6 percent). The provisional... 5. The breakdown showed a drop in private consumption by 1.6 percent in 2015, exports by 1.5 percent... by 1.5 to 2 percent this year, on the back of a drop in private consumption by 1.5 to 2 percent
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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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