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  1. Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
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    EconomyBanking

    has to receive the all clear from DG Comp in Brussels, which is particularly focused on ensuring... there has been no official comment on this from either side, reports on Thursday suggested that the government has decided to give Finance Minister Christos Staikouras oversight of the plan, although

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  2. Unemployment edges down to 16.9 pct, below 17 pct for first time since 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    is the first time that the unemployment rate has dropped under 17 percent since May 2011, when the reading... unemployed in September 2013, unemployment has shown a fall of over 40 percent. The overall labour force... fell by 3 percentage points (pps) year-on-year and came to 21 percent. This figure has been

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  3. Building permits increase by 18.5 pct in July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 21.8 percent. Greece’s construction sector has remained subdued in recent years as both private... and the construction downturn began. At 15,325 permits, the total for 2018 has surpassed the total... to the same month last year, construction confidence has fallen by 1.7 points.

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  4. Disposable income rises by 5 pct YoY in Q2, final consumption up by 1 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday. The YoY change in disposable income has... billion. Employee compensation has fallen by 1.3 percent since 2012 due to a sharp rise in unemployment.... Since 2012, property income has declined by 41.2 percent. Household final consumption rose by 1 percent

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  5. Latest T-bill auction highlights shift in Greek yield curve
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    Economy

    have dropped and how demand for Greek debt instruments has risen is that the previous auction... times, attracting 1.54 billion euros. The appetite for Greek debt has shifted the entire Greek yield... benchmark has crossed the 1.2 percent threshold, standing at 1.18 percent, compared to 3.38 percent six

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  6. Changes to primary residence protection proposed in bid to draw more applications
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    . The protection scheme has an annual budget of around 132 million euros and carries a number... in a different city due to their work, plus cases where the property has more than one owner... banks. Greece has faced an obligation from its lenders to create a new insolvency framework that also

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  7. ND tries to quash refugee backlash, protect strong poll ratings
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government has been trying to assuage concerns about the transfer of migrants from... greater order. Nevertheless, the angry reactions in some parts of the country to the transfers has put... 6.8 percent say that their view of the New Democracy leader has deteriorated over the last few

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  8. Watchdog raid strains testy relationship between banks and govt
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    collateral. The Greek authorities would be reluctant to commit to this as nearly 40 billion euros has been pumped in the banking system by the state and it has essentially evaporated during the crisis... of credit to the economy, which has been deleveraging for nearly a decade. As part of the post

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  9. Eurobank net profits at 56.3 mln in Q3 from continued operations
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    that it currently has around 5,100 properties under its repossessed real estate portfolio as of Q3, valued... euros in September 2019. Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding has been fully eliminated, with the total now representing only ECB liquidity. YoY, Eurosystem funding has fallen by 9.8 billion

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  10. APS bill tabled, allowing use of 12 bln in state guarantees to reduce NPLs

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    has yet to be endorsed by the Finance Ministry and has not progressed. The modalities of the scheme...-‘ and the management of the securitisation has passed on to the servicer, who is independent

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