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Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
spending by 1 percent of GDP next year, as had been agreed and legislated last year. The Greek side... would receive before the end of the year around 1 billion euros in backpay. He also announced... rate of VAT from 24 to 22 percent in 2021, with the lower rate dropping 1 percentage point from 13
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agoraevents in our daily lives.[1] This also holds true for thinking about the macroeconomy of Greece. We can... an aspirational objective of around 1½ percent a year (see our blogs 5, 6, and 7 for more details.... The IMF has potential growth at 1 percent a year, and the EU Commission is a bit above (because
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agoraof the Netherlands.[1] These books are forward looking and start with an analysis of the demographics of each... from the east and south to the north and west. Table 1 below presents the data per country... in table 1, grew from 344 million to 468 million people between 1950 and 2020. The UN projects
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Where is Odysseus? Part 5 - Productivity
Agoraon the macroeconomy of Greece.[1] In blog 16, we updated Greece’s demographic projections and found... is more easily transmitted in graphs than in lengthy complex tables. Employment. Consider Figure 1, below....[2] The dotted line in Figure 1 shows the employment path that was anticipated in Odysseus’ 2018
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agoraon the macroeconomy of Greece.[1] In blog 16, we updated Greece’s demographic projections and found.... These calculations are reflected in Figure 1 below. The vertical line marks the current year 2022.... This baseline assumes that Greece still sees a recovery in labor productivity to 1 percent a year
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No image availableTerms & conditions WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Description of the Services 1.1 We welcome you... of the following sections (1) Home, (2) Politics, (3) Economy, (4) Society, (5) Statistics, (6) Charts, (7... recently. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Description of the services 1.1. We welcome you
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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammeamounting to 1 billion each are linked to the implementation of milestones agreed between the Greek... of 2.9 billion in 2013, Greece will allocate 1 billion to reduce the country’s debt, 1 billion... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members
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Better contribution collection for Greek pension funds but 5.1-bln shortfall looms
Economyunpaid pensions, 1 billion from lump-sums and 450 million from unpaid supplementary pensions. POPOPK... of unemployed surging by 1 million to 1.34 million in Q1 2014 from 364 thousand in Q3 2008. b) 3 billion... actions demanded by the eurozone for the disbursement of the next two bailout sub-tranches of 1 billion
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OECD sees more growth, falling unemployment in Greece
EconomyMacroeconomyconsumer price index is anticipated to peak to -1 percent in 2014 easing to -0.6 percent in 2015... to remain in surplus over the 3-year period at 1.2 percent of GDP in 2014, 1 percent in 2015 and 1.8... (from 26.7 percent) in 2015. An additional drop of 1 pp to 24.1 percent is projected for 2016
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
lenders are demanding new fiscal measures of around 3 billion, which is markedly higher than the 1–1.5... surplus targets to 1 percent of GDP for 2015, 2 percent in 2016, 3 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent..., for the 1 percent primary surplus target to be met, additional measures of 3 billion have to be adopted
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