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The Agora podcast - Episode 1 (Greece & Covid-19)
AgoraOur first podcast is on (what else?) the coronavirus. Host Nick Malkoutzis discusses with MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis and the website's features writer Georgia Nakou about how Greece has coped with the public health challenge of Covid-19 and ...
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Budget primary deficit at 8.14 bln by end-May, almost 1 bln off target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 8.14 billion euros in the first five months of the year, compared to a deficit of 4.84 billion in the same period of 2020, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed...
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Poverty rate rises in 2021; even after social transfers 1 in 4 children are at risk
SocietyThe latest living conditions published by ELSTAT on Friday shows that poverty resumed an upward trend in 2021 after a series of declines that started in 2014, with 2020 marking the most recent annual low. The risk of poverty threshold has dropped to 5,2...
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Credit flow turns negative in July with outflow for corporations at 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe credit expansion in the Greek private sector kept up its recent pace in July, rising by 6.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 6.1 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Wednesday showed. The net lending flow was negat...
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Unemployment stable at 9.4 pct in Dec, improves by 1 point in 2024
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained below the 10 percent mark in December, edging down marginally to 9.4 percent, from 9.5 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. In Decemb...
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Current account at 1 bln surplus in Jan, goods deficit at 2.91 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account was in surplus in January of 1.02 billion, from a deficit of 3.6 billion euros in December, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Monday. In January 2024, the balance showed a surplus of 1.8 billion euros. The Bank of Greece notes...
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Budget continues to perform strongly in July as VAT beats target by over 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.77 billion euros for July, compared to a surplus of 7.94 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Tuesday. The primary balanc...
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What is the state of play with Greek banks?
Economyof their capital base was at high levels, with Alpha and Piraeus EBA core Tier 1 ratio (at the end.... Furthermore, a 6 percent cut in bank employee wages has already been in effect retroactively as of January 1... for National. As an indication, a 1 percentage point increase in the Greek NPL ratio would result
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek Politics. According to reports, this year’s target will be 1 percent of GDP rather than 3 percent, 2 percent in 2016... that the government will have to adopt 3 billion euros worth of fiscal measures, against the 1 billion euros... for incremental revenues of 1.8 billion euros, or 1 percent of GDP, from the changes. At the moment, food
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Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
EconomyProgrammepercent or around 1 billion euros, mostly related to measures that are incorporated in the 2016 budget but have not been either legislated or implemented. These interventions relate to: 1) Imposition..., when the court rejected OPAP’s appeal and a ministerial decree was signed that set the payment
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