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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe green light. Until now, the December 3 Eurogroup was seen as the most likely meeting at which Athens... government more than one on December 3 as the final version of the budget has to be submitted... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
is still seen maintaining a sizeable lead over SYRIZA, virtually unchanged from December. With 10... for December that was released this week captured the solid revenue picture of 2022, which surpassed... goal of 28.49 billion euros, beaten impressively by 3 billion euros. At the same time, income taxes
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered... Nikos Androulakis to progress with the renewal project he began in December 2021 after taking over... pct in April. The trend had been declining since last December’s 6.3 pct growth and May was half
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Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsradio on December 23 that the centrists are again viewing the diplomatic settlement in a positive light... vote to reach 151 out of the 300 lawmakers. It is unlikely that he would have any problems finding at least one more willing deputy. The government remains confident that a minimum of 151 votes
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Tsipras faces challenges ahead on multiple foreign policy fronts
PoliticsForeign Policyof the agreement with Albania to resolve bilateral issues remains pending, while bilateral relations... plans to visit Moscow on December 7, would certainly take place under more favourable terms due.... The enhancement of bilateral relations, though, was a government policy with Tsipras's blessings, who has
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Central gov’t debt rises to 321.3 bln in Q4, financial aid loans at new high of 220.4 bln
Economy) loans by 6.34 billion euros. Much smaller changes were recorded in special purpose and bilateral... on December 23 and b) the state aid of 5.4 billion in the form of ESM bonds granted to NBG and Piraeus in early December. At the end of December, FSM loans reached a new high of 220.43 billion euros making up
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agorasince the signing of a strategic partnership agreement in 2009. The bilateral cooperation agreement... China-Balkans Summit under the 16+1 umbrella was held in Belgrade in December 2014. Seen from a Chinese..., China’s Export-Import Bank agreed to fund 85 per cent of the bilateral project. However
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Central government debt grows to 328.70 billion in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros, along with a 672.3 million euro rise in special purpose and bilateral loans, and a 601... at the end of December. A breakdown of the composition of borrowing for the full year showed that in 2017... financial aid of 224 billion, of which 52.9 billion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral
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