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Study casts light on unusual export profile, identifies areas for improvement
EconomyFeaturesthe strengths and weaknesses of Greek export products and companies, the main gains from export activity... countries. Greek export products were also found to be highly dependant on petrochemicals with 32... percent of Greek exports companies exported around 30 percent in the total export value of goods
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Tweaks to proposal on protection of main homes likely to be needed
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that the Greek government still has work ahead of it to refine the proposal for the protection of primary residences as the institutions have a number of objections. Several Greek media... the new framework, which was submitted to Brussels following discussions between the government and Greek
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Greece attracts strong interest and yield below 4 pct for first 10-year bond since 2010
EconomyThe positive sentiment around Greek sovereign debt, which has been evident since the turn..., there is significant oversubscription as offers reached 11.8 billion euros. Greek authorities had... percent at the beginning of this month. Sentiment in the Greek sovereign debt market was buoyed
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Eurobank net profits from continued operations fall by 12.2 pct in 2018
EconomyBanking. In the Greek market in particular, negative NPE formation was noted in all four of the main sectors. The most... from 68 percent in Q3. In the Greek market, the NPL ratio fell to 32.8 percent in Q4 from 34.4 percent...), mortgages (36 percent) and consumer loans (9 percent). Greek deposits increased by around 1.3 billion
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PDMA releases details of 10-year bond, highlighting strong interest
Economysettled at 99.796. The Greek authorities wanted to take full advantage of the continued positive sentiment around Greek sovereign debt since the start of the year and particularly the positive outcome... percentage point, 80 basis points. The Greek authorities, following Moody’s upgrade by two notches on March 1
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Tsipras prepares line-up for European elections as Mitsotakis tries to woo investors
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe as useful for Greek SMEs and young entrepreneurs as they would be for foreign investors who are currently... said. “That is why I am offering Greek business a very honest deal. I tell them ‘Look, I want to cut... of corporate deposits sitting abroad today,” he said. “I would encourage Greek businesspeople to support our
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Greece tax wedge rises two places to 13th highest among OECD countries, report finds
EconomyFeatureson the taxation of wages in various countries which shows the high levels of tax that Greek workers’ wages... was over three times as great at 9.5 pps. For the average single Greek worker, the OECD found... to an average single Greek worker having a take-home pay after taxes and benefits of 73.9 percent versus
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Eurobank net profits at 19.7 mln in Q1, merger with Grivalia Properties complete
EconomyBanking’s Greek peers. In the Greek market, negative NPE formation was noted in three out of four main... while the NPL coverage ratio edged down to 68.2 percent. In the Greek market, the NPL ratio edged... billion. Greek deposits increased by around 1.8 billion QoQ to 29 billion, while the total group
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Is Berlin prepared for a new government in Greece?
Agorareassessment in Berlin of his term as Greek prime minister. In federal ministries and across editorial offices... months of 2015. This sense of appreciation, in some cases even admiration for the Greek PM creates... Greek opposition party. While Mr. Mitsotakis is respected as a capable former minister, he is also
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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politicsto prevent it gaining an outright majority in Greek Parliament on Sunday. A survey by Rass published...-nationalist Greek Solution and far-right Golden Dawn. Apart from adding to the support for the centre... will be to win 151 seats. During his visit, Mitsotakis promised reforms to help the Greek economy grow
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