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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
rates which are giving them pause in recommending more radical easing at the present time. The biggest concern surrounds death rates. The Covid death rate in Greece has surpassed all previous waves... at 3.1 pct in 2022, before dropping to 1.1 pct next year. The respective inflation rates
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Hopes of EU providing immediate relief wane as economic challenges multiply
PoliticsGreek Politics. The central bank kept interest rates unchanged Thursday, leaving the benchmark refinancing rate at 0 pct. Lagarde said that the ECB would not raise interest rates until “some time” after it ends its... as yields rose. Greek 10-year rates jumped 18 basis points to 2.57 pct on Thursday. This points to a much
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Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics
Agorato borrow, free money provided by others (EU grants), continued low interest rates (ECB), and how many... crisis of 2010, which led to a reduction in population as birth rates dropped and a rising number... of the data and the growth rates associated with each of these time series. The percentage change
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Authorities say no new measures on the way despite surge in Covid-19 cases
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 5, which are associated with higher transmission rates, in combination with high testing rates... such as indoor mask mandates at the start of June. Some of the highest infection rates are recorded
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Newsletter 358 - 11/11/2022
the sustainability analysis are real and nominal GDP growth, the rates that Greece will face... rates and the primary balance. Given that over such a long forecast horizon it is hard to have high confidence levels for exogenous factors, such as future growth and market rates, a point reinforced
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Average loan rate rises to 4.86 pct in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Bank of Greece released on Friday the latest rates information for deposits and loans for October, which showed that the average rates for new loans are 4.86 percent, from 4.6 percent... have adapted quickly to the new policy rate path of higher base rates. The average rate for new
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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
for ND at the next elections, if it means keeping SYRIZA out of power.EconomyRising interest rates add... rates have to rise significantly at a steady pace to reach levels that are sufficiently restrictive... billion euros. If there is one positive side-effect of the inflation rates, it is the rise in nominal
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Banks discover stress test assumptions, results due in July
EconomyBankingin 2023-2025, rising each year close to 3 pct. Greece’s long-term rates in the stress test period... and higher interest rates having strong adverse effects on private consumption and investments. Under those.... In the adverse scenario, long-term rates will jump to 8.28 pct in 2023, 6.89 pct in 2024 and 6.43 pct
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BoG sees 2.3 pct growth this year, urges reforms to restore per capita GDP to pre-crisis levels
EconomyMacroeconomyis the labour market distortions that persist, with female, youth and long-term unemployment rates... participation rates, coupled with adverse demographic trends; increased risk of poverty and social exclusion... achieves sustained growth rates well above the euro area average, it would take the country more than 15
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PMI records 6 months of improved manufacturing conditions, but outlook less upbeat
EconomyMacroeconomy, inflation and further hikes in interest rates. "Greek manufacturers saw further expansion across.... Inventories, meanwhile, contracted at softer rates”, noted S&P analysts. They concluded that "firms were less upbeat in the outlook again in July, as concerns regarding potential hikes in interest rates
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