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Travel balance falls by 99.3 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance fell to 9.1 million euros in May from 1.34 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This is equal to an decrease of 99.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Receipts came to 13.1 million euros for the month, falling by 99.2 percent YoY. Travel payments also decreased
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Fitch keeps rating at 'BB', sees GDP contraction of 7.9 pct in 2020
Economyis confirmation of the new reality for Greece, which has thrown it completely off course that was set
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Retail turnover drops by 5.3 pct in May, volume drops by 5.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyto -34.7 in July. Compared to July 2019, consumer confidence has dropped by 14.5 points. Retail trade fell
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New tax debt up by 222 mln MoM in April, total for year at 2.44 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 222 million euros in April, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown. New tax debt totalled 2.44 billion, lower than the figure for the same period last year by 16.1 percent. In March, the increase in new tax
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Banks step up securitisation drive following pandemic interruption
EconomyBanking. Piraeus also has in progress a larger securitisation called Vega, which is for a value of 5 billion
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Hirings balance positive by almost 70,000 in July, reflecting late summer season openings
EconomyMacroeconomyto the pandemic, this year has not followed the traditional hiring pattern of seasonal jobs during spring
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Episode 10 - Get with the (first) programme
Agorathe spirt of our long-running blog section, The Agora, which has been a forum for discussing all kinds
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Construction slides again in May with fall of 8.7 pct YoY in building permits
EconomyMacroeconomyin June. Compared to the same month last year, construction confidence has improved by 16.4 points.
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Primary cash deficit at 8.10 bln in July
EconomyMacroeconomythat during the first seven months of the current year, the PIB balance has worsened by 2.59 billion euros
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New data highlights pandemic impact on enterprises as turnover falls sharply
EconomyFeaturesThe Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released a set of data showing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses in Greece. ELSTAT said that the data had been collected to show which enterprises suffered most in terms of turnover decrease during the implementation period
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