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Page 1: Quarterly Report for the Greek Economy 2-2017iobe.gr/docs/economy/en/ECO_Q2_06072017_PRE_EN.pdf · •Stabilization of global growth at 3.0% in 2016. Acceleration of growth in 2017

July 6th, 2017

Quarterly Report for the Greek Economy

2-2017

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2017:Economic Recovery

• GDP growth around 1.5%

• Second assessment

• Third assessment and so forth…

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Challenges and Opportunities

• Trade Balance

Imports trend

Exports dynamics

• Budget Balance

Expenditure

Taxation

• Return to international markets

Programme

Conditions

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Quarterly Report Overview

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International environment: Positive prospects at the beginning of 2017

• Stabilization of global growth at 3.0% in 2016.

Acceleration of growth in 2017 (3.4%) and in 2018 (3.6%)

• Expansion of international trade in 2016 (+2.0%), although it ιs lower

compared to 2015 (+2.8%)

• Significant acceleration of growth rate of international trade, around 3.4%,is expected in 2017, mainly through boost from the developed anddeveloping economies (3.8% in 2018)

• Acceleration of growth in EU and Eurozone in 2017 and in 2018

Growth rates at ΕU & Eurozone: 1.9% and 1.7% in 2017

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International environment: Domestic factors are the driving force in Eurozone since 2014

• Acceleration of economic activity in the second half of 2016, both globally and in

Eurozone.

• Further acceleration in the first quarter of 2017.

Source: Eurostat, Processing Data: ΙΟΒΕ

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International Environment: Existence of uncertainty factors

• Still expected the announced financial expansion in US, risking positive expectations of

consumers and businesses not being verified.

• Asymmetries in the conduct of monetary policy (quantitative easing in Europe and

Japan, restrictive monetary policy in USA), will probably cause significant changes in capital

movement/exchange rates.

• Total NPLs management in European Banks (impact on investment).

• Protectionism trends from new US government affects the prospects of international trade

(although not yet implemented).

• Increased geopolitical risks (Middle East, East Asia due to North Korea).

• China’s transition towards a new economic development model, correcting accumulated

imbalances and creating frictions in the global economy.

But also:

• Mitigating uncertainties in Eurozone from elections (Holland, France).

• Growth continuation of developing economies due to high commodity prices (Brazil,

Russia).

• Small – thus far – the impact of BREXIT in the Eurozone.

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GPD growth during Q1/2017

Q1/2017: +0.4%, compared to -1.0% in Q4/2016 and -0.8% in

Q1/2016

Crucial Changes in Q1/2017:

• Growth of household consumption: (+1.7%, against -0.7% in Q1/2016)

• Increase of investment cost (+13.6% after +15.2% inQ1/2016)

Mainly due to higher fixed capital formation (+11.2% against -10.1%)

• High demand for imports (+10.9% after -10.1%)

Relaxation of capital controls

Exceeded the increase of exports (+4.8%) Deterioration of the externalsector balance for the first time since 2014: deficit of €2.2 billion

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Government Budget 2017 January – May (cash basis)

• Improvement compared to last year, exceeded revisedtargets (Medium-term Fiscal Strategy 2018-2021)

• Primary surplus of €1.84 billion, from €1.45 billion last yearand against target of €1.05 billion

• Improvement mainly due to expenditure containment:

€584 million less expenses of Regular Budget

€360 million less funding from Public Investment Programme

• Less revenue, solely from lower inflows from EU for the Public

Investment Programme (-€1.18 billion)

Increase of Regular Budget’s net revenue from privatizations and transaction tax

collection (not from direct taxes)

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Continuation of increase of industrial production

• Q1/2017: Increase of 7.2% against +0.2% during Q1/2016

Increase in all industrial sectors

• Mining: +12.7% against -17.0%

• Manufacturing: +4.4% against +2.8%

• Electricity: +18.4% against -4.2%

Sources: ELSTAT, Eurostat

Industrial Production Index

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Construction: Important increase in Q1/2017

Construction Production Index and Building Activity Indicator(quarter y-o-y changes)

Q1/2017: +8.6%

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Greek Employment Level (left) Greek Production index (right) Eurozone -19 Production index (right)

Sources: ELSTAT, Eurostat

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Slight improvement in Retail Trade

Volume Index in Retail Trade (2010=100) and Business Climate Index in Retail Trade (1996-2006=100)

Sources: IOBE, ELSTAT

January-April 2017: +2.8% against -2.9% last year, even with important loss in Food-

Drink sector (-4.6% against +2.4%) and in Department Stores (-2.1% against +12.0%)

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Slight fluctuation of Economic Sentiment Indicator in 2017, higher compered to last year. In EU and Eurozone the Economic Sentiment Indicator has an upward trend

Sources: ΙΟΒΕ, European Commission

Economic Sentiment Indicator

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Significant improvement in entrepreneurial expectations, during Q2/2017, in Services, but relative deterioration in Construction, Retail Trade and Manufacturing

Source: ΙΟΒΕ

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Recovery of consumer confidence in Q2/2017, from very low levels one year ago

Sources: ΙΟΒΕ, European Commission

Consumer Confidence

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Consumer Confidence in Greece Consumer Confidence (2001-2016)

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Unemployment continues to decline in Q1/2017

Number of unemployed in Greece Q1/1998-Q1/2017

Unemployment rate at 23.3% in Q1/2017 against 24.9% in Q1/2016 and 23.6% in Q4/2016 Increase of employment in 15 sectors: E.g. Information-Communication (+8.4%), Managerial-Supportive

activities (+8.4%), Human Health activities-Social care (+3.8%), Manufacturing (+3.2%), Public administration-National defense (+3.0%), Construction (+1.4%), Wholesale-Retail trade (+0.9%), Tourism (+0.2%).

Decrease in employment in 6 sectors: E.g. Real Estate (-32.8%), Professional-Scientific-Technical activities (-5.4%).

Source: ELSTAT

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Wage cost increase in Q1/2017

Wage cost indicator of total economy (seasonally adjusted)

In Q1/2017, wage cost index of total economy increased by 1% compared toQ1/2016

Source: ELSTAT

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Small Current Account Balance deficit of €3 billion in the first four months of 2017

Current Account Balance, January-April 2002-2017

Source: Bank of Greece

Surplus increase in Service Balances, Primary and Secondary incomes, buttrade deficit swelling

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Increase by 27.3% of trade balance deficit in first forth months of 2017

January-April 2017:

• Exports: +17.5% (€9 billion, including fuel)

+3.1% (€6.2 billion excluding fuel and shipping)

• Imports: +21.9% (€17.1 billion)

• Trade deficit: +27.3%

• Decline: Agricultural products (-4.6%), Other non categorized (-5.6%)

• Increase: Fuels (67.1%), Raw materials (34.6%), Industrial products (4.1%)

Markets:

• Losses: Netherlands (4.4%), Spain (3.1%),Portugal (6.4%), Finland (31.3%), Sweden (4.2),Canada (2.9%), Brazil (51.4%)

• Increase: Eurozone (7.6%), EE-28 (7.3%), France(13.6%), Germany (5%), United Kingdom (5.4%),Cyprus (9.4%), Turkey (21%), Denmark (74.2%),Bulgaria (9.4%), Russia (9.2%), USA. (3.3%), Israel(89.1%), China (44%)

Source: ELSTAT

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• Consumer Price Index January-May2017: +1.4%, against deflation 1% in2016.

• Increase of prices in all countries ofEurozone, due to fuel price.

• Domestically, additional inflationarypressure due to increase in exciseduty on fuel, natural gas and tobaccoproducts, new fee for telephony andtax in coffee imports.

Inflation after 4 years of deflation

• Producer Price Index January-May 2017: Intense increase of 9.1%, against -9.8% last

year Fluctuations, again due to fuel.

• Energy commodities (except electricity), natural gas (+43%) and Mines-Quarries-

Manufacturing (+11%) show important change compared to the same period last year.

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Effects of completion of second assessment

Retreat of uncertainty for achieving an agreement:

• Stimulation of investment climate, due to new reforms (investment license facilitation, new spatialplanning, changes in labor relations) Enhancement of employment

• Decrease in the decline of household deposits and gradual reversal of trend, facilitating firmsseeking to get access to liquidity from capital markets

Measures for public debt:

• Not further specification of medium term actions of May 2016

• Possibility to redefine loan repayment terms without Debt Sustainability Analysis Probably inthe coming period

• Commitment for primary surplus for the period 2023-2060 facilitation of debt sustainabilityanalysis

• Examination by IMF Board of Greece’s application for a 14-month funding

Greece will probably enter in the Q-E programme, if the EFSF loan is restructured and if the IMF will provide funding to Greece

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Effects of completion of second assessment

Waiting for developments in the banking system

• Results from the new management of non-performing

loans

• Possible inclusion in the Q-E programme Likely to

be exploited in the view of the ECB stress tests in

January 2018

• Slight increase in deposits in the second semester of

2017 (from 2001 levels)

• Most likely a smallercredit shrink, evenwith Q-E

• Slight increase inbusiness loans in thesecond semester of2017

Unchanged fiscal measures for 2017• Most of new measures taken during the second assessment, are for period 2019-

2020

Measures for investment-growth, with medium-term impact• Additional EU resources, and from redistribution of ESPA programme 2014-2020,

funding opportunities from international investment banks, efforts to create a National

Development Bank

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Mid-term developments

Pressure from first assessment measures-attenuation in the second

semester.

• Negative effects for households, mainly from tax-free income reduction, pension cuts

• Pressures on freelancers-farmers-wage earners from change in tax scale and in

insurance contributions

• Weakening of impacts of last year’s measures in the second half (base results)

Subdued public sector contribution to liquidity-investments

• Under-implementation of Public Investment Program, due to the low absorption of EU

resources

• Escalation of concession-privatization activities in the Q2/2017 (extension of Athens

International Airport contract, proclamation of Piraeus Port Authority bidder)

But also time consuming procedures for completion of contracts/licensing of investments

• Following a significant repayment of arrears last year, new increase this year, with

additional arrears of around €700 million

However, continuation of public contribution to employment, mainly through OAED’s public

work programmes

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Mid-term developments

Effects from external environment

• Continuous oil price decline since April Prices have reached last year’slevels ($45-47)

• Slight increase in €/$ exchange rate after election results in Eurozone anddeclining expectations for fiscal expansion in the US

• Tension in Turkey and in the Middle East favoring the tourism sector

International uncertainty factors

• Outcome of conflicts in the Middle East

• New government policy in the US (fiscal-commercial)

• BREXIT

• Strengthening of national protectionism

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Forecasts 2017

• Increase of private consumption (≈ 1.4%) mainly due to increase in employment

Halting of increase from fiscal measures of first assessment, milder in the second half

Technical enhancement from expansion of electronic transactions

• Increase in public consumption (≈ 1.0%)

Slight increase in government expenditure in the first quarter

Facilitating consumers spending from disbursing loan installment

• Investment expansion (≈ 13-15%) from:

New activity growth in tradeable sectors (manufacturing, tourism) and continuous

enhancement of construction activity (public and construction projects)

Liquidity for large firms through capital markets

Positive technical effects from inventories

• But also:

Liquidity from banks (low level of deposits-upcoming stress tests)

The high volatility of the tax-insurance system is dissuasive

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GPD growth around 1.5%

External sector

• Exports increase (5.5%), mainly of services, due to:

significant increase in international demand for transportation services

not high energy cost

mild increase in export of goods, other than oil products and tourist receipts

• Higher increase of imports (8.5%) due to:

increase in domestic demand, capital controls easing in June 2016

weakening of relaxation effect (on an annual basis) after one year

Forecast for growth rate of 1.5% in 2017 or slightly

less

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Forecasts 2017: Decrease of unemployment, increase of prices

New decrease of unemployment in 2017, at a smaller rate

• Enhancement of employment in tradeable sectors (manufacturing, tourism)

• Completion of assessment and reforms in labor market enhance investment and

employment

• Re-contribution of the public sector, mainly through temporary employment with

OAED’s public work programs, but also through recruitment (e.g. Health Services)

• Pressure of new measures from 01/01/2017 (direct-indirect taxation) in

employment in professional services and in retail trade

Drop of unemployment about 1%: to 22.2%

Inflation 1.5%

• Due to increase of indirect taxes and imposition of new taxes, but also due to

higher oil price

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IOBE study:

Effects of reforms in tradeable sectors

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Purpose of study

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects in technicalefficiency of tradeable sectors from:

Sectors studied:

Production and distribution of electric energy, Road freight transport, Passengers transport, Cruises-Yachts, Gaming-Casino

Reforms in specific sectors

«Horizontal» reforms that concern total economy (e.g. labor

market, establishment of new firms)

Firm characteristics

(e.g. age, location)

Macroeconomic conditions (e.g. GPD growth, credit

expansion/shrinking)

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Study Results

Effects of sectoral reforms

• Positive effects in two sectors (Road freight transport, Passengers transport), slightly negative effect inProduction and distribution of electric energy, no effect in other sectors.

Effects of “horizontal” reforms

• Enhancement of efficiency from reforms in labor market in three sectors (Production and distributionof electric energy, Road freight transport, Passengers transport).

• Facilitation of business establishment favored only Road freight transport sector and reducedefficiency in Passengers transport sector.

Effects of firm characteristics

• Positive effect of age in the efficiency levels of all sectors, except Cruises-Yachts sector.

• Significant effect of location (in Athens or Thessaloniki regions) in all sectors, but positive effect only inPassenger transport sector and in Cruises-Yachts sector.

Effects of microeconomic environment

• Significant effect of recession in all sectors, except Production and distribution of electric energysector

• Credit expansion increases efficiency in Production and distribution of electric energy, Road freighttransport and Cruises-Yachts sectors.

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