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  1. Brussels gives Athens thumbs-up for reforms and budget
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    EconomyProgramme

    report, concluding that Greece has taken all the necessary steps to meet its mid-2019 commitments... of a primary surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2020. The EC has an overall favourable view of its

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  2. BoG runs numbers to show how tackling NPE stock will benefit banks' bottom line
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    EconomyBanking

    stock of NPEs has a direct impact on banks’ profitability. This leaves Greek lenders in a vicious... model by financing tradable industries. BoG analysts note that the current stock of NPEs has

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  3. Apartment prices rise by 9.1 pct in Q3, hitting series high

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in Q2 2019. Since the series low of 58.8 noted in Q3 2017, the index has recovered by 11.7 percent... year, construction confidence has dropped by 8.6 points.

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  4. Number of private sector employees rises by 78,391 in 2019
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    employed by more than one firm. Compared to last year, the number of companies has risen by 7,899, while the number of unique employees has increased by 78,391 compared to 2018. Around 72.3 percent

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  5. Unemployment edges down to 16.8 pct in September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    million unemployed in September 2013, unemployment has shown a fall of 41 percent. The overall labour.... This figure has been in decline since the high of 31.6 percent in May 2013. The unemployment rate for men

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  6. Retail turnover increases by 6.6 pct in Oct, volume up by 7.1 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , the volume index has turned positive five times in the first nine months of the year. Compared to October...-on-month and came to -6.8 in November. Compared to November 2018, consumer confidence has shown

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  7. Population drops slightly in 2018 despite positive net migration flow
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    Society

    A report by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on population movements in Greece has shown that Greece’s population shrank by 0.2 percent year-on-year (YoY). Specifically, the population... in Greece. Immigration has remained over 100,000 between 2016 and 2018.

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  8. New tax debt at 6.95 bln to Nov, down by 28.2 pct YoY
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 737 million euros in November, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown. The aggregate figure for the first... arrears has dropped under the 100-billion mark. An additional 13.72 billion euros stemmed from defaulted

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  9. Unemployment edges down to 16.6 pct in October
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in September 2013, unemployment has shown a fall of 39.8 percent. The overall labour force came... among women fell by 3.2 percentage points (pps) year-on-year and came to 20.2 percent. This figure has

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  10. Alpha Bank launches major securitisation as banks ready portfolios for Hercules scheme
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    EconomyBanking

    Alpha Bank announced that it has started the process to execute one of the largest bad loan securitisations by a Greek bank. The portfolio, code-named Galaxy, contains non-perfoming loans (NPLs... in the securitisation either independently or as joint ventures. According to reports, the bank’s management has

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