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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
proprietors eased by 2 bps to 7.34 percent. The new time deposit rate of Greek households slipped 1 basis... loans showed mixed trends, as the rate for loans between 250,000 and 1 million euros rose by 22 bps..., namely construction confidence (-7.8 points) and consumer confidence (-1 point). Over last twelve months
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IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
EconomyProgrammein 2019 and 2 percent in 2020, while long-term growth is expected at around 1 percent. Under an adverse scenario with no further policy reform implementation, GDP growth is seen at 1 percent..., the personal income tax rate to 15-20 percent and the top VAT rate of 24 percent by 1 percentage point
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Tsakalotos and Stournaras raise objections to IMF assumptions
EconomyProgrammeits long-term growth assumption from 1.25 percent to 1 percent, which is an oxymoron, according... Greece’s fiscal outperformance in 2016 and reduction in long-term growth rate from 1.25 to 1...”. Stournaras stresses that Greek banks’ Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio stands at 18 percent, while
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Newsletter 106 - 10/02/2017
government (GG) primary cash surplus rose by 1 billion to 5 billion euros in 2016 from around 4... of the index, fell by 1.9 percent, while water supply production also declined by 1 percent. The seasonally adjusted IPI rebounded 2.2 percent from the previous month, after retreating by 1 percent
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Stable deposit rate in Jan, slight uptick in loan rate
EconomyMacroeconomyThe new time deposit rate for Greek households fell by 1 basis point (bp) for the second straight... reflecting a similar rise in that for amounts above 1 million euros to 4.72 percent. The respective... between 250,000 and 1 million euros edged down 5 bps to 5.01 percent. Following the slight changes
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Greece, lenders tie up some loose ends and continue negotiating
EconomyProgrammea sharp reduction in the tax-free threshold and cuts in main pension yielding savings of 1 percent... of 1.8 billion euros (1 percent of GDP). The government proposed a reduction in the lower tax rate from... of both measures and counter-measures as of January 1, 2019. However, this is subject to Greece
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Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be implemented from January 1, 2019. Athens is hoping that the volume of measures will be reduced slightly... since) by 1 percent of GDP in one go from 2020. This seems to be the proposal from the lenders... straightforward regarding the other 1 percent of GDP in measures, which will come in the form of a reduction
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgramme. The draft proposal foresees pension cuts with estimated savings of 1 percent of GDP being implemented in 2019 and a reduction in the tax-free threshold yielding another 1 percent of GDP in 2020. This appears... percent of GDP, then counter-measures of 1 percent of GDP would be implemented in 2019 along
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Deposit interest rates broadly stable in March, average loan rate down slightly
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate edged down 1 basis point (bp) to 0.66 percent in March, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday. The headline figure is a new record low since Greece’s... for amounts above 1 million euros rose by 15 bps to 4.04 percent, while for amounts between 250,000 and 1
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Govt tables 2018-21 MTFS containing 4.5 bln in measures, sees growth rising from 1.8 pct this year
EconomyProgrammein employment by 1–1.8 percent each year in 2017-2021 will drive the unemployment rate lower from 23.5... savings of 1 percent of GDP each in 2019 and 2020 respectively and the implementation of counter... years, primary expenditure is seen rising by 1 percent in 2019 and then slowing to 0.5 percent
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