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Industrial turnover grows by 3.1 pct in Feb, led by mining and domestic market -
Current account records sharp deficit of 3.16 bln in Feb as goods balance deteriorates -
IMF sees 2024 growth at 2 pct, debt on downward trend due to high primary surpluses -
Government tones down fiscal pledges as tighter framework starts to bite -
Budget outperforms in Mar, delivers 2.95 bln primary surplus thanks to strong tax collection -
Import price drop slows further to 2.8 pct in Feb
General govt balance deteriorates due to deficits of state and social security funds
Greece’s general government (gg) deficit came to 9.36 billion euros in the first seven months of the year, compared with a deficit of 5.96 billion euros in the same period of 2020, according to the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) latest monthly gg bulletin.
In the underlying subcategories, the state budget deficit up to July was 9.09 billion euros, compared to 7.3 billion euros last year. Extrabudgetary central government balance had a surplus of 844 million, from 1.68 billion euros last year.
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