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Energy and domestic market drive industrial turnover growth of 14.1% YoY in May
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Primary surplus up to June at 4.48 bln as taxes continue to outperform, spending contained
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Energy continues to drive import prices as May sees 13.3% YoY rise
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New passenger cars push June sales to highest since 2010
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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
Collapse of DESFA tender adds to Greece’s privatisation challenges
The Energy Ministry confirmed via a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon that the privatisation process of the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) has been cancelled after the preferred bidder, the Azeri SOCAR, did not extend its letter of guarantee.
However, due the European Commission’s competition rules, SOCAR’s stake could not exceed the 50 percent threshold. Therefore, a 17 percent stake was later decided to be transferred to the Italian grid operator Snam.
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