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Piraeus Bank issues Tier II bond to strong demand
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank’s closely watched Tier II bond issue was deemed a success after raising 400 million euros on Wednesday. In total, bids of over 850 million euros were submitted. On its website, the bank announced that it had “successfully completed the book...
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Authorities aim to collect up to 11 bln after strong uptake in overdue tax scheme
EconomyThe scheme to allow taxpayers to settle their debts in 120 instalments attracted over 1.2 million applications, the government said. The scheme closed on October 7 and is expected to add extra revenue to state coffers. The deadline for the closing of th...
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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.7 points in February to reach 113.2 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. The EC noted that the ESI figures have been historically revised due to the inclusion of a new component in the ...
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Latest market foray for 15-yr bond attracts strong investor interest with record low yield
EconomyBankingGreece completed on Wednesday its fifth market foray for the year by re-opening the 15-year bond that it had issued at the end of January. The issue at the start of 2020 was the most successful attempt to tap the markets since the completion of the thir...
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GDP shows strong recovery from lockdowns with 3.4 pct growth QoQ in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP rose by 3.4 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second (Q2) quarter of the year, from a slightly upwards revised 4.5 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, provisional data from the Hellenic Statistical Auth...
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Industrial turnover jumps 31.6 pct in Aug as strong recovery is boosted by business abroad
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover continued its impressive recovery, jumping by 31.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in August, following an increase of 25.1 percent in July, based on data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Wednesday. Th...
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EC sees strong recovery in 2021, solid growth in coming years underpinned by RRF
EconomyMacroeconomyThe European Commission continued to revise upwards its estimates for Greek growth in 2021, moving up to 7.1 pct in the autumn forecasts released on Thursday, from 4.3 pct growth seen in the summer forecasts in July. The Greek economy is seen growing by...
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Papandreou boasts strong backing as KINAL gears up to elect new leader
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThird-placed party KINAL holds the first round of its leadership contest this weekend as it seeks to turn a page following the death of former party president, Fofi Gennimata. Six candidates will compete for the two spots in the run-off vote that is due...
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Strong surplus in Nov as travel balance nears year-end with 58.6 pct of 2019 intakes, 46.7 pct of arrivals
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance recorded a surplus of 173.8 million euros in November, from 1.27 billion euros in October, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday. The latest data on the travel front continues to be encouraging – apart from ri...
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Despite strong exports, trade deficit ends 2021 33.8 pct higher
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit maintained its upward momentum in December, rising by 79 percent year-on-year, from a jump of 93.1 percent in November, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Wednesday. The deficit came to 2....
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