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Industrial production accelerates to 3.9% YoY in May, led by electricity supply
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Fuels continue to propel drop in trade deficit as May sees 15.7% YoY decline
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Pension policy U-turn highlights government’s election concerns
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Jobs in tourism push May hiring balance upwards
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PBO sees resilience in economy, revises growth outlook slightly down
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Unemployment slides to 8.1% in May as male and youth rates improve
General gov't cash surplus sees large contraction in Jan-Feb, arrears edge up
The general government (gg) primary cash balance showed the surplus shrinking by more than two thirds year on year (YoY), landing at 1.02 billion euros in the first two months of 2015 from 3.17 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday.
In the corresponding period of 2014, social security funds had recorded a surplus of 788 million euros, implying a negative fiscal change this year of almost 1 billion YoY. This sector has had the worst fiscal performance so far in 2015.
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