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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
. Building permits fall by 2.3 pct in March Absolute permits rise above 1,000 after dipping below... percent, rebounding from a fall of 14.5 percent in February. On a regional basis, falls in permits... to the permits rose by 11.8 percent while volume rose by 4.2 percent. Apartment prices fall by 0.1 pct
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General govt primary cash surplus at 1.65 bln in May on slower expenditure decline
EconomyMacroeconomyand stood at 695 million. The equivalent figure last year was 952 million. The next largest fall was in extrabudgetary funds, where a YoY fall of 241 million was observed. The total figure for this category... billion euros. This was driven primarily by a fall in interest paid (-876 million), purchases
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
amount of 4.54 billion euros (12.8 percent of the total). Overall, 1.6 million debtors fall...-on-year (YoY) decline was noted in local governments with a fall of 17 million, bringing the total.... A smaller fall of 2 million euros was seen in social security funds, bringing the total 386 million
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Newsletter 395 - 29/09/2023
participation to almost full ownership at 98.6 pct holding. As HFSF opted to sit out the subsequent capital increases, its share was substantially diluted, essentially losing its entire holding... in the share capital of Eurobank, setting in motion its plan to dispose of its holdings in the four
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State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
EconomyBankingof state capital, which pushed up state participation to almost full ownership at 98.6 pct holding. As HFSF... losing its entire holding in Eurobank, and its stake fell from 95.23 pct in the end of 2013... of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to a close a long period of state involvement
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March current account deficit at 955.8 mln on improvement in goods balance
EconomyMacroeconomyat 2.84 billion. This was driven by a combined fall in the services surplus (-162.3 million) and secondary... euros in holdings of foreign bonds and T-bills. A net increase in their liabilities for the month was mainly due to a 811-million-euro decline in non-residents' holdings of Greek government bonds and T
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June current account shows surplus of 208.8 million as imports outpace exports
EconomyMacroeconomyfall in non-residents' holdings of Greek government bonds and T-bills. During the aggregate period... in residents’ external assets which stems largely from an increase of 396 million euros in holdings of foreign... in residents' holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. A net increase in liabilities was driven
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Positive sentiment around banks continues to grow
EconomyBanking. The largest holding amongst the four systemic banks is with NBG at 40.39 pct and it is expected... pct and Alpha Bank with a 9 pct holding. Market participants argue that despite the positive... its intention to proceed as planned with the divestment of the Greek state holdings, via HFSF
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
Focus on meeting obligations Most critical dates for debt repayments this month fall on April 8–9... their holdings on account of the heightened political uncertainty and country risk. At the same time, Greek banks are legally bound by the ECB not to increase their T-Bill holdings to levels higher
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Current account surplus at 842.3 million in June, assisted by services balance
EconomyMacroeconomy, attributable mainly to a 705 million-euro drop in residents' holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. A net decrease in liabilities stems largely from a fall of 682 million in non-residents holdings... to a rise of 1.6 billion in the holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. At the same time, a small net
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