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Fuels prompt sharp drop of 25.2% in April trade deficit
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Unemployment jumps to 10.6 pct in Q1 - highest in two years
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Q1 GDP growth slows to 0.2 pct QoQ as investments drop
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OECD's latest outlook sees stable growth, rising inflation
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PMI improves in May as manufacturers struggle with effects of Iran war
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Deposits fall marginally in April as rise for households offsets business drop
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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