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Greece in inflation for first time since Feb 2013 as CPI rises 1.2 pct in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.2 percent in January after zero growth in December, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday. This is the first positive CPI reading since February 2013, with the domestic economy remai...
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Primary cash surplus down to 248 mln in Jan, including modest arrears repayment of 41 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus dropped by 138 million euros to 248 million in January, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure includes modest arrears’ repayments of 41 million. The overall cash balance also ...
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Budget primary surplus at 1 bln in Jan as tax revenues outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary surplus was confirmed at 1.02 billion euros in the first month of 2017, broadly stable from last year, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin published on Friday. Preliminary figures were released on F...
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Deposit outflows of 1.5 bln in Jan after seasonally high inflows in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek market recorded outflows of 1.53 billion euros in January after the seasonally high inflows of 2.8 billion in December, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Tuesday. A similar pattern was also evident last year, when the December 2015 posi...
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Credit contraction rises to 1.6 pct in Jan on extended deductions of 885 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of credit contraction in the Greek market accelerated to 1.6 percent in January after remaining stable in the previous months, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Tuesday. This largely resulted from the extended deductions of 885 million eur...
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Eurosystem funding drops at sharper pace of 3.6 bln in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell at an accelerating pace of 3.61 billion euros in January after a drop of 1.87 billion in December, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement showed on Wednesday. As a result of the decline, Central Bank ...
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Stable deposit rate in Jan, slight uptick in loan rate
EconomyMacroeconomyThe new time deposit rate for Greek households fell by 1 basis point (bp) for the second straight month and landed at 0.69 percent in January, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Friday. The January rate is the lowest since 2002, when Greece entered ...
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General govt primary cash surplus improves to 1.4 bln in Jan, arrears rise to 4.8 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus rose by 120 million euros to 1.42 billion in January from 1.3 billion a year ago, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin showed on Tuesday evening. The improvement fully reflects a substantial rise i...
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New overdue taxes rise by 1.6 bln in Jan, total stock at 93.4 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s new tax debt increased at an accelerating pace by 1.63 billion euros in January from 1.28 billion in December, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) revealed on Thursday. The headline figure for January represents the hi...
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Current account deficit narrows to 271 mln in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account (C/A) deficit narrowed to 271.1 million euros in January 2017 from 771.4 million a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. The improvement by around 500 million euros from last year largely reflects an increas...
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