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Loan and deposit rates edge down in May but remain above euro area average
EconomyMacroeconomyin June 2012. Although with some delay and at a slower pace, the drop in time deposit rates has followed that of T-Bill yields in 2014. In particular, the yield for 3-month T-Bills has retreated by 177
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Just 8 percent of Greece's 1.27 mln registered unemployed receive benefits
Societyof registered unemployed has risen by 45 percent, while the number of Greeks receiving benefits has
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politics. SYRIZA believes that it can force splits within the coalition if the legislation has not been... public land next to the sea to developers. SYRIZA will feel that it has made some inroads in its
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Greece to recover at least 30 of 50 bln it borrowed to bail out banks, says HFSF chief
EconomyBankingGreece is likely to recover more than 30 billion euros of the 50 billion it has borrowed to rescue its banks, Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) CEO Anastasia Sakellariou told Kathimerini... sustainability analysis for Greece in March 2012. Until now HFSF has poured around 40 billion euros into Greek
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Credit contracts by 3.5 pct in June, balances at 214.81 bln
EconomyMacroeconomynegative in January 2011 and has hovered between -3.5 and -4.5 percent in the last two years. It has
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Greek retail sales dive 8.5 pct in May after brief rise in April
EconomyMacroeconomyis mainly attributed to the Easter period, which has a seasonal positive impact. In 2014, Easter... figures. Over the past 5 years, the retail turnover has retreated 26 percent reflecting a similar drop
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Greeks living in smaller, older, poorer quality homes during crisis, BoG study shows
Societyconcerns old housing loans for which either the payment has been extended or for houses that have been... drop of 3.6 percent. In terms of the number of rooms per person, Greece has the lowest ranking at 1.2
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Unemployment at 27.2 pct in May, hardly changed from previous months
EconomyMacroeconomythe past two years, yet it has more than doubled compared to the May 2009 figure of 24.9 percent... in May from 28 percent in April. The peak of 29.1 percent was recorded in September 2013 and it has
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding sees reduced drop of 334 mln in July
EconomyMacroeconomyyear to date. Overall, ECB funding has dropped by 28.4 billion in the seven months of 2014, while... this year was the elimination of ELA funding in May. It has remained below 4 million euros since
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Greek GDP drops by less than expected 0.2 pct in Q2, signalling recession exit near
EconomyMacroeconomyactivity is showing signs of fragile recovery and Greece has started growing, albeit anemically... and soaring unemployment has fuelled Greeceās economic demise. The Medium Term Fiscal Strategy sees household
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