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As imports rise, Greek C/A balance flips back to deficit in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's May current account (C/A) balance showed a deficit of 246.2 million from a surplus of 69.6... and ships, the trade balance in May did not show any meaningful change, while exports grew faster than... percent). Despite the weak performance posted in May, the 5-month C/A deficit shrank by 25 percent
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Economic sentiment, consumer confidence down for third straight month in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued heading south for the third successive month in May, when it fell by 1.3 points to 91.4 in May from 92.7 in April, according to the European Commission. The May figure is the lowest reading since December 2013. Since the beginning of 2015, ESI has dropped
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Eurosystem funding drops by 399 mln in May, ELA collateral falls to zero
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 399 million euros month-on-month (MoM) in May, the monthly... the year so far. The movements in May largely reflect a fall of 397 million euros in European Central Bank... funding in May came to 8.07 billion euros as mentioned, along with ELA funding totalling just 1
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Unemployment drops to 15.9 pct in May, inactive figure also eases to 3.23 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped to 15.9 percent in May, from a revised... on Tuesday. The unemployment rate in May last year was 16.8 percent. This May, employment increased... by roughly 140,000 people. Total employment in May was close to 3.9 million people. ELSTAT explains
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Record travel receipts and narrower trade deficit reflected in current account up to May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account deficit narrowed in May to 960.2 million euros, from 1.39 billion euros in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed. In May 2025, the balance... came to 2.11 billion euros in May, from 2.36 billion euros in the same month last year. Total imports
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policybetween the natural gas systems of Greece and Bulgaria, entering near Komotini and exiting near Stara
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Deposits rise for third straight month in May, reaching 162.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek private sector deposits rose 0.4 percent month on month (MoM) in May, with balances reaching... for the third straight month with inflows slightly increasing to 548 million euros in May from revised 411 million in April. May’s flow is fully attributed to time inflows of 749 million, while sight
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Loan and deposit rates edge down in May but remain above euro area average
EconomyMacroeconomydeposits fell further by 18 bps 2.53 percent in May, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The year... rate of 1.42 percent in May. In addition, it is still higher than the respective rates in Spain... of the average rate on new loans by 36 bps in April, there was a reversal in May with the average loan rate
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This is where Greek gov't could find cash to cover May's obligations
EconomyProgrammethis obligation. May obligations Debt obligations in May are higher than those in April and include: a) Rollover of 1.4 billion 6-month T-Bills on May 6 with foreign investors holding a considerable but minority stake of maturing securities. b) Rollover of 1.4 billion 3-month T-Bills on May 13
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Unpaid taxes rise by 1.03 bln in May, taking total to 77.88 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe increase in Greece’s new unpaid taxes accelerated to 1.03 billion euros in May from 737 million...). This follows a month on month (MoM) decline in the preceding three months, while May figure is the first reading above the 1-billion mark since February. Following May's performance, the aggregate figure
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