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  1. Greek retail index dropped 4.3 pct in January

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The only exception was evident in November 2013 when it stayed flat year on year (YoY), following... GDP rebound of 0.6 percent this year, the latest official forecasts call for a further drop

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  2. Car sales continue upward course as registrations increase by 33.1 pct in March

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Cars going into circulation for the first time showed a year on year (YoY) increase for the seventh successive month at 33.1 percent in March, according to latest data published by the Hellenic... of 16.6 percent in the corresponding period last year. The 12-month trailing change stands at +12.4

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  3. Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
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    Agora

    quickly investor sentiment towards Greece has changed. Since the start of the year Greece has moved... the objective of fiscal rectitude in mind, then the placement of a five-year, 2.5-billion-euro bond... arrangement also includes a ten-year interest rate moratorium and the first repayment obligations only

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  4. National Bank follows other Greek lenders' by opting for capital increase
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    EconomyBanking

    will be the second bank to issue new shares at a lower price compared to last year’s recapitalisation. Its current share price stands at 2.97 euros implying a 31 percent discount to last year’s issue price of 4.29... capital last year now controlling an 84.4 percent share. If current capital increase is fully

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  5. Central gov't cash deficit down to 1.14 bln in March

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . 59 percent lower compared to last year’s 2.76 billion, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG... positive posting a surplus of 771 million from a deficit of 999 million last year. BoG notes that adjusting... expenditure figure - excluding arrears’ repayments of 1.67 billion last year - shows an increase of 2.3

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  6. Greek trade deficit up 12.6 pct in Feb as imports rise

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    increase in those from the European Union. Imports from third countries remained flat year on year.... In contrast, imports and exports to third countries dropped 7.3 and 10.6 percent respectively year

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  7. Credit contracts by 4.1 pct in March, loans down by 3.4 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The year on year (YoY) credit contraction in the Greek market slightly accelerated to 4.1 percent in March from 4 percent in the preceding two months, with balances reaching 215.88 billion euros...’ profitability and capital base this year.

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  8. Greece unveils MTFS seeing 4.2 bln primary surplus in 2014 but just under 2 bln fiscal gap in 2015-16
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    are seen stable at 21.4 billion in 2015-16 after easing by 400 million year on year (YoY) in 2015... each year landing at 139.1 percent in 2018. The government’s forecasts for privatization proceeds

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  9. Retail index fell by 2.2 pct in Feb but trend improving

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell by 2.2 percent year on year (YoY) in February, while volume slightly rose by 0.6 percent, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT). Both... percent. It is noteworthy that ELSTAT rebased its time series, making 2010 its base year (from 2005

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  10. OECD sees Greek recession continuing in 2014, slower recovery to follow
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    released in November 2013, which pointed to a recession of 0.3 percent this year and a recovery of 1.8 percent next year. The updated OECD projections remain lower than those of the European Commission (EC... competitiveness further, the OECD expects the economy to return to growth as of next year

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