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Second round of review talks concludes without breakthrough on labour reforms
EconomyProgrammeDespite lengthy meetings that started on Monday morning and continued overnight until 5.30 am on Tuesday, Greek officials and institutions mission chiefs did not clinch an agreement on the key issues of the second programme review. The lenders’ representatives are expected to leave Athens
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Q3 GDP rebounds 0.8 pct QoQ and 1.8 pct YoY, above flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP at constant prices rose again in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, when it shot up by 0.8 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ), after an upward revised increase by 0.4 percent in Q2, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) provisional estimates displayed
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Retail sales rebound for second time in last three months by 1.7 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomydecrease of 4.1 percent in September. Τhe Greek retail turnover has recorded a sharp drop by 26.4
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As Greeks wait for Brussels deal, general dissatisfaction reigns at home
PoliticsGreek Politics, where he also delivered a brief eulogy. The Greek prime minister has been accused of lavishing
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New Democracy applies pressure as coalition prepares for tough December
PoliticsGreek Politicsjournalists this week but represent a considerable lowering of expectations by the Greek government, which
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Time deposit rate edges down to 0.76 pct, loan rate spikes to 5 percent
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate dropped for the second straight month, albeit at a slower pace, by 3 basis points (bps) to 0.76 percent in October, after a decline by 8 bps in September, Bank of Greece (BoG) data displayed on Friday. The headline figure for October indicates a new record
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What Greece’s draft agreement with lenders foresees on labour and pension reforms
EconomyProgrammeon November 18, which was obtained by The Greek Report magazine, reveals that there was a broad convergence
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Revenues beat target for third successive month in November
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek budget revenues beat their target, albeit marginally, for the third straight month in November, General Secretariat of Public Revenues (GSPR) figures revealed on Tuesday. Revenues (before tax refunds) stood at 4.84 billion euros in November, which was 27 million above the target. The 11-month
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HFSF posts losses of 1.1 bln in H1 weighed down by valuation losses of bank holdings
EconomyBankingbillion, of which 1 billion relates to HFSF participation in the four systemic Greek banks
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CPI falls at faster pace of 0.9 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped at a sharper pace of 0.9 percent in November, after a decrease of 0.5 percent in October, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. The core index fell at an accelerating pace of 1 percent in November from 0.6 percent in October
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