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Greek banks stepped up write-offs in 2016, provisions increased at slowest pace since 2008
EconomyBanking. This implies annual write-offs of around 4 billion euros. The latter stands way above the average
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policyto help them restore peace along the border," Trump said in a statement issued on February 4. The Greek
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyand 2018 respectively, after a rebound by 4 percent in 2016. The contribution of net exports to growth
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Q4 GDP contracts 0.4 pct QoQ, growth of 0.3 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfor 12 percent of GDP, while the EC foresees a slighter growth of 4 percent for the whole year. Total
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Seven years of demanding the impossible in Greece
AgoraIn a recent presentation of his book, Laid Low, which examines the International Monetary Fund’s role in the eurozone crisis, author and journalist Paul Blustein disclosed a memo dated May 4, 2010, from the IMF’s then head of research Olivier Blanchard, to Poul Thomsen, who headed the Greek mission
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
. They are estimated to hit 13.9 billion within this 3.5-year period, implying annual write-offs of around 4
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Current account deficit widens to 933 mln in December, 2016 balance turns to deficit of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyimports rose by 4 percent. The rise in the services’ surplus is largely due to higher net other services
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Newsletter 108 - 24/02/2017
. Part-time employment fell to a 10-year low of 4 percent in 2001, before gradually rising to 6.1
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Retail sales down by 1.3 pct in Dec for first drop since Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyalso decreased by 1 percent in December after an upward revised rise by 4 percent in the previous
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Newsletter 109 - 03/03/2017
in December after an upward revised increase by 4 percent in the previous month. The decrease
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