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Retail index jumps 5.3 pct in May led by fuel and supermarket sale
EconomyMacroeconomyin July versus -52.4 points in June. Year-on-year, consumer confidence has improved by 11.6 points
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IMF voices concerns over long-term debt, sees more relief being needed
EconomyProgrammeIn the report of the Article IV consultation with Greece, the International Monterary Fund (IMF) updated its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) to incorporate the debt relief measures that were agreed by the Eurogroup in June. The Fund reiterates its long-held view that the agreement to extend
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Last bailout tranche just days away as pension discussion looms
EconomyProgrammesurplus was partly down to public investment being reined in. Tax revenues up to the end of June were
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Athens taking more time to consider 2019 measures ahead of budget talks
EconomyProgrammemillion euros in June and totalled 2.72 billion euros at the end of the month. Since the start
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Car sales up by 17.9 pct in July and 27.2 pct in first seven months of the year
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 17.9 percent in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday, slowing down from the rise of 28.4 percent in June. Car sales for the month came to 17,685. The absolute figure for July last year stood
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Apartment prices increase by 0.8 pct in Q2 for first rise since Q4 2008
EconomyMacroeconomya quarter since the end of 2010. Deductions in the household lending segment came to 27.1 million in June
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Employment balance year-to-date posts record despite more departures in July
EconomyMacroeconomyto 58.6 percent in July from 56.9 percent in June. The male share of departures increased to 55.1 percent
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July primary cash surplus at 6.75 bln as revenue rise outstrips expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy(PIB) balance showed a deficit of 187 million euros in July, worsening from the deficit of June which
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Crisis-era productivity in Greece lowest among OECD countries
EconomyFeaturesA study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) examining productivity levels over the last seven years found that Greece was the only country surveyed where productivity fell over the period. The OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2018, released in June, tracked
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Economic sentiment remains stable as retail confidence materially improves
EconomyMacroeconomy. It also matched the figure of June 2014. Greece’s economic sentiment has kept above 100
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