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  1. Travel receipts edge up 1.7 pct in May on higher foreign arrivals
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece's travel receipts edged up by 1.7 percent in May, decelerating from the 11.3 percent growth recorded in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data revealed on Monday. Receipts stood at 1.09 billion euros in May, while the corresponding payments fell by 2.6 percent to 167.7 million. As a result, travel

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  2. Industrial production grows 1.6 pct in June, slowing from May

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 1.6 percent in June following upwardly revised growth of 6.3 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Tuesday... the May decline of 0.03 percent and finished at 92.89. This represents the lowest reading since November

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  3. Banks gear up for stress tests, with results due in May

    EconomyBanking

    Supervisory Board to meet to discuss and rubberstamp the results of the exercise in May, leaving... the exercise is formally completed on May 4, when the Supervisory Board is due to meet. The process

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  4. Lenders still aiming for completion of fourth review in May
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    EconomyProgramme

    on Tuesday, a senior eurozone official said that reaching a staff-level agreement (SLA) in May... this week that a deal may be struck in early July instead, but the eurozone official who spoke

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  5. Lenders return to Athens with much work ahead to reach SLA by May 24
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    EconomyProgramme

    The effort to reach a staff-level agreement (SLA) by the May 24 Eurogroup resumes in Athens on Monday with the return of the institution’s technical teams, who will be followed by the mission chiefs... later this year because of the slow pace of reforms and fears that the process may stop completely

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  6. After fourth review SLA, build-up to May 24 Eurogroup begins
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    EconomyProgramme

    . The details may be ironed out by the May 24 Eurogroup but the International Monetary Fund will also

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  7. General govt primary cash surplus at 1.65 bln in May on slower expenditure decline
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    at the end of May. The next largest category was tax refunds​,​ which represent 19.8 percent... the 10-billion euro mark to 9.70 billion in May, of which ELA guarantees constitute​d​ 9.35 billion. Bank

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  8. Athens edges towards compromise on pension cuts but may have to plug fiscal gap
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    EconomyProgramme

    and its lenders may still need to agree on a way to bridge an apparent fiscal gap in 2019. Reports... in 2017, which may strengthen the government’s argument regarding the fiscal outperformance

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  9. Credit contraction remains at 0.1 pct in May, balance at 161.16 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Credit contraction in the Greek market stayed at 0.1 percent in May, unchanged from April, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday. As a result, the outstanding balance came to 161.16 billion euros from 161.48 billion euros in the previous month. Along with April, May’s credit contraction

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  10. New government holds first talks with creditors, may opt for cautious fiscal approach
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    EconomyProgramme

    that the draft law may also include interventions aimed at providing incentives for the property... reforms and meets the fiscal targets for this year and 2020, there may be room for discussing a less

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