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Q3 GDP slips 0.9 pct QoQ on lower private consumption and investment
EconomyMacroeconomyafter the zero and 0.3 percent growth rates posted in Q1 and Q2 2015 respectively. The QoQ drop... of -0.4 percent and a downward revised growth of 0.9 percent in Q2. The drop in Q3 was the first... compared to the 8.9 percent fall in Q2, amid capital controls. The YoY drop rate markedly accelerated
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Society. Since 2013, there has been a 10 point drop in companies agreeing that that unfair selection or evaluation criteria exist, a 16-point drop in those who believe conflict of interests in the evaluation of bids is widespread, and a 17-point drop who believe collusive bidding is widespread, and a 14-point
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Current account turns to a surplus of 314 mln in Oct on contracting goods deficit
EconomyMacroeconomymillion last year. The breakdown shows that the drop in the goods deficit by more than a third mainly... said the net oil import bill fell due to a drop in oil prices, while ship transactions were... attributed to a marked narrowing of the goods deficit by 4.38 billion more than offsetting a drop
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Deflation drops to 0.2 pct in Dec, at 1.7 pct for 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in the Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated further to 0.2 percent in December... 2013. The Core Index posted a drop of 0.3 percent in December with goods index down by 0.4 percent... percent month on month (MoM) almost offsetting the drop by 9.3 percent MoM in November, which
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyof almost 290,000 between 2009 and 2014, which reflects a sharp drop by around 490,000 until 2012... in the 2009-2013 period with the sharpest drop of 4.03 billion euros recorded in 2012. The amount of wages... respectively. The drop reflects a decrease in the number of IKA insured by 11.5 percent and average wages
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CPI falls at a slower pace of 0.5 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.5 percent in February after a 0.7 percent drop..., while goods index fell by 1 percent. The drop in February CPI is mainly attributed to a decrease...). Compared to the previous month, February CPI declined by 0.4 percent largely due to a drop
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Greek banks: Taking stock of a rough 2015 and looking at what lies ahead
Agorapercent quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q4, mainly due to a drop in the funding cost stemming from...-year figure points to a 3.9 percent drop. Most banks guided for a double-digit rebound in commission.... This largely reflects a sharp drop in loan provisions and an NII rebound on the back of reduced reliance
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Greek corporate lending rates up to 250 bps higher than eurozone average
EconomyMacroeconomyaccession to the eurozone in 2002. It also points to a cumulative drop by 90 bps since last June when capital controls were imposed. Following the drop in February, the time deposit rate in the Greek market... on housing loans by 20 bps to 2.55 percent partially offsetting a drop by 34 bps posted in January
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Eurobank turns profitable in Q1 for first time since Q3 2011, with net profit of 60 mln
EconomyBankingreflects a notable rise in the pre-provision income (PPI) and a significant drop in loan loss provisions... to a notable drop in the cost of risk (provisions over loans) to 1.76 percent in Q1 from 2.64 percent... formation in corporate and consumer loans, a slight drop in mortgages and a stable performance in small
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Q1 GDP contracts 0.5 pct QoQ and 1.4 pct YoY, slightly worse than flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomy. GDP at current prices eased 0.4 percent QoQ in Q1 slightly accelerating from the 0.3 percent drop..., accelerating from the 0.2 percent QoQ drop in Q4, and 1.3 percent YoY. In contrast, general government... percent more than offset by a drop in imports of goods by 1.1 percent. On the flipside, imports
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