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Alpha Bank remains profitable in Q2, NPEs reduced further
EconomyBankingLiquidity Assistance (ELA) funding has been reduced by a total of 3.1 billion since March to 9.1
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GDP rises by 0.5 pct in Q2 as signs of recovery emerge
EconomyMacroeconomy. Final consumption retains the lion’s share of GDP, making up 91 percent of the total figure in Q2
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Government gears up for third review while lenders await pending actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Assets and Participation (HCAP), is still pending. A total of 95 prior actions have to be ticked off
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Unemployment falls to 21.2 pct in June, lowest since Dec 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyto May, to total 1 million in June. The labour force rose slightly to 4.8 million in June
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Car sales rise by 31.3 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyof total monthly car sales. Around half of these were registered in the Attica prefecture. The aggregate
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat more time will be needed to complete a total of 113 prior actions, 95 of which have to be ticked
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Foreign arrivals push travel surplus up by 6.6 pct in July, average expenditure falls
EconomyMacroeconomyby 6.4 percent, while those from the US dropped by 14.9 percent. In total, arrivals from the 28 EU
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Budget primary surplus at 3.54 bln in August, 29 mln off target on tax refunds, low revenues
EconomyMacroeconomypercent and a drop in direct taxes by 11.9 percent. In total, tax revenues missed their monthly target
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Draft budget sees stronger growth, fiscal targets being met
EconomyMacroeconomy. On arrears, the draft budget a total of 3.5 billion euros from programme financing in 2016 was transferred
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Birth rate rises by 1.1 pct in 2016 but remains under 100,000
SocietyHellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released statistics which present an overview of demographics and societal trends in Greece in 2016. The report shows that in 2016, a total of 92,898 live births were registered, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the previous year. However, births
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