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Current account surplus falls to 1.4 bln in July
EconomyMacroeconomy, largely due to an increase of 5 billion in resident’s holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. Meanwhile, the corresponding liabilities fell by 2 billion reflecting a drop in non-resident’s holding
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Newsletter 109 - 03/03/2017
is still holding out hope that the volume of measures it will have to legislate will be lower than 2... banks’ EFSF holdings iECB quantitative easing (QE) programme, interbank repos, loan deleveraging
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Multiple potential benefits await Greece if it can clinch QE eligibility
EconomyFeatures. Piraeus’s holding stood at 370 million, while the other three systemic banks held GGBs of 1.7 to 1.9... of around 230 million in the last three quarters of 2016. As a result, their EFSF holdings have been
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Greece's ongoing divestment from banking sector creates new lender, stirs controversy
EconomyBankingthat Thrivest executes its own, which will see the Greek state holding drop to 35-37 pct. In this way... in public holdings. The deal for the merger between Attica Bank and Pancreta that passed
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August sees third Greek C/A surplus in a row, reaching 1.82 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyimports rose by 4.8 percent. Following September’s strong performance, the 8-month C/A surplus further... government bonds and T-Bills as well as a net outflow of resident’s holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills
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IMF preliminary DSA finds Greek debt unsustainable, points to need for debt relief
EconomyProgrammestrong assumptions about labor market dynamics and structural reforms, while debt to GDP ratio would... over the 2014-22 period with half of them coming from the disposal of the state’s holdings
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Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
Agoraassistance programme, to comply with it and show “strong ownership” as well as consistent and significant... to ECB holdings and 7.31 billion to NCBs. However, a maturity restriction is also in place. This means
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Greek bank recapitalisation: The story so far and what lies ahead
Economypercent in 2016, turning to a strong growth rate of 2.7 percent in 2017. These are in line... depreciation of the market value of HFSF bank holdings. The initial investment of 25 billion
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
will be affected, suggesting that the congress, which runs from Friday to Sunday, will be a strong test.... Banks may sell up to 50 percent of their total 37.7 billion EFSF bond holdings to the ECB, replacing
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Greek Pharmaceuticals: The little pill with big potential
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek pharmaceutical industry has remained a relatively strong sector despite the crisis - it contributes around 2.8 billion euros to GDP annually, according to the Greek government, and is one...-cutting exercise. According to IMS Health Holdings Inc, who track drug consumption, generic drugs have
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