Search
-
Bonds enjoy great buoyancy but remain some distance from investment grade
EconomyGreece’s borrowing costs have enjoyed an unprecedented period of buoyancy this year, which included the benchmark 10-year bond yield dropping from 4.4 percent in early 2019 to marginally below 2 percent yesterday. The decline in borrowing costs accelerated after the European Parliament elections
3% -
ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politics, and then a trip to see Mark Rutte on September 2 or 3, according to reports. The Greek prime
3% -
Despite recent improvement, more than half of Greeks unable to afford one-week holiday
Societyby 2 percentage points over the same time period. Although the percentage of Greeks unable to go
3% -
Athens hopes lower bond yields strengthen case for reducing fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammebelow 2 percent and the yield of just 0.15 percent for the rollover of 6 months T-bills, he argued
3% -
Current account balance surplus of 874.4 mln in June shows significant yoy improvement
EconomyMacroeconomy, an increase of 2 billion euros was noted in residents’ external liabilities. In the first half
3% -
What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societycame from LAOS, while 4 in 10 came from New Democracy and 2 in 10 from PASOK. Even
3% -
Travel balance rises 15.7 pct in June, aggregate visitors drop 0.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy, international arrivals by air rose by 2 percent. In the aggregate period, arrivals rose by 4.4 percent
3% -
Eurobank net profits at 6 mln in Q2 amid increasing securitisations
EconomyBankingremained a priority. The deal with PIMCO for a 2 billion euro NPE securitsation , marked another
3% -
H1 bank results show performance stabilising, laying ground for further improvement
EconomyBanking. Piraeus Bank’s NIII rose by 2 percent to 719 million, while Eurobank’s figure dropped by 3.6
3% -
Trade deficit rises by 6.3 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomy. Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the trade deficit increased by 2 percent YoY in July
3%