Search
-
IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
![Photo via IMF photostream on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/08/11/imf_439_1108-medium.jpg "Photo via IMF photostream on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/]")
EconomyMacroeconomydeterioration of the current account. This is largely due to the oil deficit that exceeded 2 billion euros... deficit of 1.9 pct in 2022, with surpluses increasing from 1.1 pct of GDP in 2023 to 2 pct of GDP in 2027... and a primary deficit this year of roughly 2 pct, as things stand and assuming no escalation in relations
20% -
Updated Stability Programme reflects impact of crisis as growth revised to 3.1 pct, rising in 2023
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation is 2 percentage points above the latest estimates, and a benign one where inflation..., the ministry revises the primary deficit upwards to 2 pct of GDP, from 1.4 pct before... inflation on the contrary, pushes the primary balance above 2 pct of GDP this year and lower than estimates
20% -
Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
that the authorities submitted to Brussels last week. The deficit will only stretch to 2 pct of GDP... above 2 pct of GDP in the two subsequent years to 2025. This leads to a consistent downward path... conditions were evident in the steeper yield that exceeded 2 pct, drawing just 1.5 billion euros from just
20% -
NBG profits narrow to 208 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingvirtually unchanged, standing at 2 billion euros at the end of Q1, from 2.1 billion euros... million in 2021, was up by 2 pct to 373 million euros. Operating expenses in Q1 2022 were stable at 192... with the repricing of time deposits, led to an improvement of the bank’s blended funding cost to -2 basis points
20% -
Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022
challenge because as things stand Greece must turn the 2 pct of GDP primary deficit into a 1 pct of GDP... to deliver in the region of 2 billion euros of surplus before interest payments. Most such fiscal..., which in the region of 2 pct of GDP will provide the 4 billion euros needed to cover the interest
20% -
Newsletter 352 - 23/09/2022
: Greece will stick to its commitments and deliver the primary deficit of 2 pct of GDP, although... expected before. The budget impact will be 4.3 billion euros, or 2 pct of GDP, with the Transition Fund... by the ministry - barely moving above 2 pct.MacroeconomyCharts of the weekIndustrial turnover Greece
20% -
Tracking Greece's fiscal performance
Agora(and the drop in debt relative to GDP) will persevere. The primary balance. Figure 2 shows the general... adjustment between €5-10 billion (2½-5 percent of GDP) is necessary to restore a sound primary.... This benefit will pass as the ECB makes further efforts to bring inflation down to around 2 percent a year
20% -
Newsletter 376 - 31/03/2023
. The first Sunday of that month, July 2, is seen as the cut-off point for a second election..., which is expected to take place on May 2, will determine whether Ellines, the party of jailed Golden... will be dissolved anew by May 31, and new elections declared for July 2. The second contest would take place under
20% -
Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
outperformance of 2 billion euros up to May thanks to VAT and income taxes beating targets. However... dropping below 2 pct, it might struggle to continue pushing back on that front and fiscal space might get... encouraging signals for Greece as economic sentiment rose by 2 points to its highest since early 2022
20% -
PBO sees normality returning, but inflation will have multifaceted effects
EconomyMacroeconomyby 10 pct, stemming from the withdrawal of support measures; and an increase of public spending by 2... growth of 2 pct. The 2 pct rise in handout spend will push up GDP growth by a negligible effect
20%