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Opposition parties step up pressure after back-and-forth over election date
PoliticsGreek Politics, at least for now, but the opposition parties are showing no appetite for letting up in their efforts... weeks, building up to the appearance of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki... up by any of the recent opinion polls, although they do suggest that New Democracy might not have
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Tourism shrinks June current account deficit, but goods deficit shoots up in H1
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod of 2021 The goods balance showed a deficit of 17.9 billion euros, up from 10.87 billion euros up... goods deficit was 12.75 billion euros, from 9.13 billion euros in 2021. The travel balance up to June... 5.13 billion euros, up from 1.19 billion euros in 2021 and 733.8 million euros in 2020.
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Despite boost from travel, current account deficit hits 9.74 bln in Jul, up 43 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomya deficit of almost 21 billion euros, up from 13.1 billion euros up to July 2021. The oil deficit... billion euros, from 10.69 billion euros in 2021. Up to July, the travel balance came to a surplus of 7.71 billion euros, from 3.03 billion euros in 2021. Travel receipts were 8.85 billion euros, up from
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Job market slows this year as 67,202 fewer jobs created up to Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyand termination of contracts. Layoffs are up by 31 percent compared to last year, as all Covid-related measures preserving jobs have been wound down. Hires were up by 13,878 jobs compared to October last year, while departures are up by 59,686. The proportion of hirings for full-time work came to 44.7 percent
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SYRIZA gears up for looming elections as poll gap narrows
PoliticsGreek Politics, the main opposition party is gearing up for the upcoming election campaign. SYRIZA’s political... its backing edge up from 23.7 to 24 pct. Although this still means that the gap between the two... of undecided voters, though, is up from 8.5 to 9.3 pct. The cost-of-living is seen as a major concern
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After 2021 balance sheet clean-up, Alpha Bank turns profit of 398 mln in 2022
EconomyBankingimpairments and transactions related to the balance sheet clean-up for a total of 3.2 billion euros.... Core pre-provision income (PPI) in 2022 was 841 million euros, from 795 million in 2021, up by 6 percent. Asset quality Following a very busy 2021 in terms of the balance sheet clean-up, the NPE stock
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SYRIZA inches towards electing new leader, keeps up attacks on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA is stepping up preparations for its leadership election, which is just over 3 weeks away... to sign up on the day of the first election to be able to participate in the vote. The party hopes... in the summer. The formula of opening up the membership process to newcomers is tried and tested
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Warning from producer prices as most categories rise YoY in July, index up 1.4 pct MoM
EconomyMacroeconomyon Wednesday. The index was in negative territory for most of 2020 and up to March 2021, when it grew annually... the rolling 12-month period is up by 6.7 percent. The products sold in the domestic market dropped 5.9... increased by 0.5 percent, capital goods were up by 3.7 percent, durables up by 2.7 percent and non
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Hiring balance up to August improves by 43,573 jobs YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyare up by 5,079 year-on-year, while voluntary exits were down by 4,322. Hires were up by 17,897 jobs compared to August last year, while departures are also up by just 757. The proportion of hirings for full-time work came to 49 percent. Part-time and shift work made up 41 percent and 10 percent
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Alpha NII rises 6 pct YoY to 829 mln, commissions income up 14 pct
EconomyBanking) in H1 was 635 million euros, from 558 million in H1 2023, up by 14 percent. Asset quality The NPE ratio... in H1 and 73 percent from collateral. P&L NII was 829 million euros in H1, up by 6 percent year... million euros last year, up by 14 percent. Trading income was up to 68 million euros, from 53 million
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