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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 the eurozone. The rate has dropped by 112 bps
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Athens remains optimistic but no breakthrough in talks yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the domestic political process for Tsipras, who has to convince his MPs that there are weighty and worthy
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Stournaras presents debt relief plan with maximum benefits for Greece, minimum cost for lenders
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus and smoothing of interest has a similar impact on the evolution of debt and GFN ratios similar
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Stocks dip by 0.2 pct, lack of trading activity continues
Economythis week, ending a 14-month period of uncertainty. NBG announced it has entered into a definitive
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Multiple potential benefits await Greece if it can clinch QE eligibility
EconomyFeaturesIf it manages to conclude the second review, Athens has its heart set on the inclusion of Greek government bonds (GGBs) in the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing (QE) programme, which requires the eurozone central bank to deem Greece’s debt sustainable. Such a development would greatly
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Building activity rebounds 2.1 pct in Dec, falls 5.5 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfigures recorded a shaper drop of 12.8 and 28.9 percent respectively in 2016. Building activity has
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Wages index edges up 0.2 pct in Q4, drops 2.5 pct from previous quarter
EconomyMacroeconomy2000. Since its peak almost seven year ago, the index has dropped by 26.3 percent. This largely
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Eurosystem funding down by 1.1 bln in Feb, ELA increases for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomy. Since July 2015, when the third bailout programme was agreed, Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding has
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Turnover indices in most service activities deteriorate in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomythat the services confidence indicator has surged by 19.2 points over the last twelve months.
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Unemployment rate up to 23.6 pct in Q4, down to 23.5 for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyto the corresponding period a year ago, the jobless rate has dropped by 0.8 percentage points (pp) from
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