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  1. July credit contraction at 1.5 pct, slowest since Aug 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and was the last sub-2 percent reading. After a short-lived net addition of 430 million euros in June, lending flow turned negative in July with net deductions at 607.4 million, which is the second highest reading so far this year. July flow stems from household and corporate lending net deductions of 382

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  2. Strong tourism season confirmed by Q2 accommodation turnover
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Turnover Index in Accommodation and Food Services rose by 6.7 percent in the second quarter (Q2) after a 44.9 percent increase recorded in Q1, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Q2 figure is the third highest reading since 2006 (w...

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  3. Greek trade deficit shrinks by 4.4 pct in October on back of strong exports

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    After a sharp rise by 34.2 percent in September, Greece’s trade deficit narrowed by 4.4 percent in October, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The absolute figures show that the October trade deficit stood at 1.77 billion after re...

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  4. Strong rebound of 7.7 pct in week for Greek stocks with jump in trading activity

    Economy

    Greek shares rebounded 7.7 percent this week for the first time in the last four weeks amid a jump in trading activity triggered by the introduction of new NBG shares last Monday and indices rebalancing. The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) tentatively app...

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  5. IMF sees contraction of 0.6 pct this year before strong rebound in 2017
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    Economy

    The International Monetary Fund has provided its latest macro forecasts for Greece in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on Tuesday. The fund expects Greece to return to growth in 2017 after contracting further this year. In particular, GDP is s...

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  6. Despite strong rebound on Friday, Greek stocks dive 5.2 pct during week
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    Economy

    Despite a rebound of 5.4 percent on Friday, the Greek stock market fell 5.2 percent this week amid the negative sentiment that prevailed in the global markets until Thursday largely fuelled by Brexit concerns. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) boar...

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  7. Wages index sees strong rebound of 4.6 pct in Q2

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index increased for the third straight quarter at a notably accelerating pace of 4.6 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016 following a rise by 0.7 percent in Q1, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures dis...

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  8. Stournaras outlines conditions for strong 2017 growth, calls for debt relief measures soon
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Speaking at the congress of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) on Monday, the Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras repeated his belief that the domestic economic will start recovering in the second half of this year. Stournar...

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  9. These were the key drivers behind Greece's strong fiscal performance in 2016
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The publication of the general government’s non-financial sector accounts on Monday has provided more insight regarding the key drivers of the fiscal performance in 2016, which was confirmed in a first notification issued by the Hellenic Statistical Aut...

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  10. Strong interest as Greece issues first 52-week T-Bill in almost eight years
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    Economy

    Greece took another step on Wednesday towards restoring its relationship with the markets and building its yield curve by issuing a 52-week treasury bill for the first time since April 2010. Prior to this issue, the stock of T-Bills stood at just under ...

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