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  1. The story behind Attica Bank, the non-systemic lender thrust into the spotlight
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    EconomyBanking

    , Attica was the only Greek bank that remained along with the four systemic banks from the more than... household loans and leasing account for 19.9 and 7.3 percent respectively. More than one-quarter (26.7... provisions of 629 million. Its stock of provisions more than doubled to 1.17 billion at the end of 2015

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  2. Out with the old, in with the old
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    Agora

    Perhaps more so than its promises about debt reduction, its ambitious targets for welfare spending... than 18 months later, these voters are likely to be feeling a strong sense of disappointment... own. In other words, it is more focussed on engaging in regime change than breathing new life

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  3. Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    willingness to tackle a couple of reforms.” Athens would rather focus on comments like Draghi’s than... trade union, found that one million workers are owed money by employers. More than 500,000 in part-time contracts are being paid less than 360 euros per month, while uninsured labour has surged to 30

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  4. Disposable income falls for second straight quarter, by 0.7 pct in Q2

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The decline mostly reflects a rise in social contributions by 4.7 percent, which more than offset a fall... with nominal GDP contraction of more than 26 percent. When broken down, the figures reveal employees..., slightly slower than the 5.3 percent growth rate recorded in the previous quarter. Despite

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  5. General government primary cash surplus substantially widens to 5.3 bln by September, arrears edge down to 6.2 bln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    million. In contrast, the state budget posted a surplus of 1.82 billion, 364 million less than last year... an increase in SSF and tax refunds’ arrears by 188 and 156 million respectively more than offsetting a drop..., local governments and extrabudgetary funds, recorded arrears less than 400 million each in the January

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  6. Bank credit contracts by 1.6 pct in Oct on loan deductions of 308 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    deductions of 3.17 billion euros in the 10-month period of 2016, 4 percent higher than last year’s figure... by less than 50 million from the previous month to 93.44 billion. The monthly flow remained volatile..., which have dragged the balance down by more than 23 percent over this period. The biggest rate

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  7. Q3 GDP rebounds 0.8 pct QoQ and 1.8 pct YoY, above flash estimates
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    on Tuesday. The headline figure is better than the 0.5 percent QoQ rise recorded in the flash estimates... for Q3 is also better than the 1.5 percent growth rate reported in flash estimates. In addition, GDP... by 14.1 percent that more than offset a rise in goods by 10.7 percent. The Bank of Greece’s (BoG

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  8. Newsletter 98 - 02/12/2016

    Newsletters

    . Rather than the criticism of his decision to fly to Havana, Tsipras will probably have been more... higher than last year’s figure of 3.05 billion, which is also attributed to the ongoing loan... than the 0.5 percent QoQ rise recorded in the flash estimates released on November 14

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  9. IMF sets out its stall as review deliberations resume in Athens
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    EconomyProgramme

    Greece exempts more than half of taxpayers from paying taxes. This compares to an average of just 8 percent in the eurozone. The tax-free threshold stands at 8,750 euros in Greece and is higher than... to restrict the ability of companies to dismiss employees, rather than to provide support

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  10. Budget primary surplus to Nov reaches 7.4 bln on continued strong revenue performance
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , 3.91 billion higher than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) rose for the fourth..., 146 million lower than target. For the 11-month period, primary expenditure edged up 1.5 percent... in the 11-month period, remaining 1.32 billion lower than target. In a separate table, the MoF

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