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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country's data protection authority, while several... the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the resignations of a senior Interior Ministry official... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker government
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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ministerial level in five departments: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural... as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras, once a justice minister under Mitsotakis, becomes the new agriculture minister. Niki Kerameus is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agorathe assets, liabilities, and net worth of the general government in percent of GDP. We can make the following remarks: Net worth is negative in Greece and the Euro Area; a private entity (company or household) could not survive for long with these numbers. Net worth for Greece at -120 percent
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agoradown into individual categories, consumer loans represent the single largest category of NPLs... of Greece the total net outflow during these four months amounted to 1.79 billion euros
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After Q3 results, what next for Greek banks?
AgoraThe announcement of Greek banks’ third quarter (Q3) results did not result in any major surprises, while at the same time confirming expectations of a domestic net interest income (NII) rebound, cost... they earn on loans minus the interest they bear on deposits) showing a high single-digit growth
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Narrowing of trade deficit slows in November as exports fall 22.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyat a higher rate than imports. The low single-digit drop in November reflects imports falling by 15.3... general government net transfer receipts from the EU.
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Greek trade deficit narrowed 11 pct in 2013 but exports marginally negative
EconomyMacroeconomyto exports decreasing at a higher rate than imports. The high single-digit drop in December reflects... surplus by mainly owed to the SMP income of 2.03 billion as well as higher general government net
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EU funds and limited expenditure drive primary budget surplus to 2 bln in Feb
Economymillion last year, which is way above the 193-million target. As a result, net revenues exhibited... expenditure items such as grants to Single Health Services Organisation (EOPYY), social protection
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PASOK stakes coalition survival on voters’ fear of uncertainty
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties will remain in single digits on May 25. Even if New Democracy performs more convincingly... a safety net for PASOK by arguing that the results of the local elections (on May 18 and 25) should
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NPLs: The Achilles heel of the Greek banking system
AgoraHaving completed capital increases of 8.3 billion euros, which more than covered the capital needs identified by the Bank of Greece (BoG) under the baseline scenario, the single most important risk... percent is depicted in one of the many busy tables of the report. The IMF also stressed that NPLs net
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