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Jan-May primary budget deficit contained at 1.49 bln on back of property tax, VAT intakes
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first five months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.49 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 8.14 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data relea...
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Reopening of 10-year bond issued in Jan sees yield double to 3.67 pct
EconomyGreece’s debt managers continue to take cautious steps in the sovereign bond market after having to readjust their borrowing strategy following the uncertainty caused by the Ukraine conflict and the turbulence in the markets, which pushed the 10-year be...
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Jan-May travel balance of 1.78 bln beats same period in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 1.19 billion euros in May, accelerating from the 432.1 million euros in April, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday. May’s balance was significantly higher than the 144.7 million euros r...
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Credit growth slows to 5.3 pct in Oct amid first outflow since Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit movement in the Greek private sector slightly slowed in October, rising by 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 6 percent in September, and 5.8 percent in August, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Monday showed. The growth in credit expans...
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Greece, Current Account Deficit, Jan-Oct, 2003 - 2022
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Sentiment edges up by 1.4 pts in Jan, consumer confidence unchanged
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) showed more signs of recovery in January, rising by 1.4 points to 104.9, after a downward revised 2.1 points to 103.5 in December, according to European Commission figures released on Monday. By the start of 2022, econo...
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CPI stable at 7 pct in Jan as food inflation persists
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained broadly unchanged at the start of 2023, rising by 7 percent year-on-year in January, after increasing by 7.2 percent in December, according to the data released on Wednesday by the Hellenic Statistical Author...
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Budget starts year where it left off in 2022, beating target by 618 mln in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in January this year came to a surplus of 2.77 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 15 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Thursday....
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Producer prices slow further to 13.5 pct YoY in Jan, but rise MoM
EconomyMacroeconomyThe pace of Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) continued to slow in January, when it rose by 13.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), following a 16.5 percent increase in December, ELSTAT data showed on Tuesday. The index was in negative territory for most of ...
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Deposits drop by 4.5 bln in Jan, reversing previous month's marked increase
EconomyMacroeconomyThe net private sector deposit movement in the Greek banking system dropped by 4.5 billion euros in January, reversing December’s impressive rise, when it jumped by 5 billion euros, based on the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Tuesday. D...
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