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Capital controls trigger big rise in card use and VAT revenues, Bank of Greece data shows
EconomyMacroeconomy2016, while the effective rate is estimated to have increased by 1 percentage point due... in the share of private consumption expenditure via plastic money by 1 percentage point results in an increase in VAT revenues by 1 percent in the first year and up to 6 percent over the long-term. Moreover
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Minor fluctuations in deposit and loan interest rates in December
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate edged down by 1 basis point (bp) to 0.70 percent... and 1 million euros increased by 22 bps to 5.06 percent, while that for lower amounts dropped by 14 bps to 5.28 percent. In addition, the interest rate for amounts above 1 million euros slightly
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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
proprietors eased by 2 bps to 7.34 percent. The new time deposit rate of Greek households slipped 1 basis... loans showed mixed trends, as the rate for loans between 250,000 and 1 million euros rose by 22 bps..., namely construction confidence (-7.8 points) and consumer confidence (-1 point). Over last twelve months
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IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
EconomyProgrammein 2019 and 2 percent in 2020, while long-term growth is expected at around 1 percent. Under an adverse scenario with no further policy reform implementation, GDP growth is seen at 1 percent..., the personal income tax rate to 15-20 percent and the top VAT rate of 24 percent by 1 percentage point
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Tsakalotos and Stournaras raise objections to IMF assumptions
EconomyProgrammeits long-term growth assumption from 1.25 percent to 1 percent, which is an oxymoron, according... Greece’s fiscal outperformance in 2016 and reduction in long-term growth rate from 1.25 to 1...”. Stournaras stresses that Greek banks’ Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio stands at 18 percent, while
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Newsletter 106 - 10/02/2017
government (GG) primary cash surplus rose by 1 billion to 5 billion euros in 2016 from around 4... of the index, fell by 1.9 percent, while water supply production also declined by 1 percent. The seasonally adjusted IPI rebounded 2.2 percent from the previous month, after retreating by 1 percent
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Stable deposit rate in Jan, slight uptick in loan rate
EconomyMacroeconomyThe new time deposit rate for Greek households fell by 1 basis point (bp) for the second straight... reflecting a similar rise in that for amounts above 1 million euros to 4.72 percent. The respective... between 250,000 and 1 million euros edged down 5 bps to 5.01 percent. Following the slight changes
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Greece, lenders tie up some loose ends and continue negotiating
EconomyProgrammea sharp reduction in the tax-free threshold and cuts in main pension yielding savings of 1 percent... of 1.8 billion euros (1 percent of GDP). The government proposed a reduction in the lower tax rate from... of both measures and counter-measures as of January 1, 2019. However, this is subject to Greece
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Newsletter 110 - 10/03/2017
to reach 26 million in 2017. In addition, travel receipts are projected to increase by at least 1..., the unemployment rate has decreased 1 percentage point (pp), which is attributed to a modest rise... with a decline in the number of unemployed by 8,600. In 2016, the unemployment rate has decreased 1 percentage
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Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be implemented from January 1, 2019. Athens is hoping that the volume of measures will be reduced slightly... since) by 1 percent of GDP in one go from 2020. This seems to be the proposal from the lenders... straightforward regarding the other 1 percent of GDP in measures, which will come in the form of a reduction
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