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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a further worsening in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 with 12 out of the 14 service activities recording a drop, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In the preced...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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Greek households saw net financial wealth plummet by 37.5 pct during crisis
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe impact on Greek households’ financial wealth and liabilities during the crisis years is examined in a study included in the latest statistical bulletin published by Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The study showed that the net financial wealth of Greek...
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Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017
AgoraGreek banks concluded the release of their fourth quarter (Q4) results last week, which showed an improved financial and asset quality performance overall. Almost all the core banks recorded a positive bottom-line result for Q4 and turned profitable for...
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Government initiative on supermarket prices reignites cost-of-living row
PoliticsGreek Politicssupermarkets to engage in uncompetitive practices, such as squeezing smaller suppliers, extracting... with special labelling, and the information is made available on the ministry’s consumer website. Georgiadis
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Government’s effort to revive economic success story narrative heavily reliant on RRF execution
PoliticsGreek Politics. Lenders and would-be borrowers have been hesitant to engage with this part of the RRF package... to The Guardian to rebuff a recent article in the UK newspaper labelling Greece “The Thailand
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros. #Greece new unpaid taxes at €763 mln in Apr (from €1.21 bln in Mar) & at €4.33 bln year
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod. This implies an average figure exceeding 1 billion per month. Although the April figure of 763
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