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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
expectations as new budget targets come into force The primary surplus beat its target by 2.58 billion euros, while expenditure came to 33.26 billion euros, 1.17 billion euros off target. The budget...) final budget execution bulletin showed. The primary surplus beat its target by 2.58 billion euros
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Pension outlay still falling, 40.4 pct of main monthly payments below 500 euros
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros a month stood at 310 individuals. From the total pension claimants, roughly 1.2 million... ministers gave Greece’s 2019 budget the green light in December. The budget had included scenarios
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Newsletter 191 -25/01/2018
of the “social dividend” and the backpay that was given out, it is thought that the 2018 budget... wiggle room as budget revenues are seen at the same level as in 2018 even though the economy... of over 2,500 euros a month stood at 310 individuals. From the total pension claimants, roughly 1.2
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Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
EconomyProgrammeis the SDR’s interest rate plus 100 basis points, however loans made by the Fund that exceed..., which carries an interest of 4.9 percent and the prepayment will save the budget approximately 70
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General gov't primary cash surplus climbs to 1.3 bln in Jan, arrears resume upward trend
EconomyMacroeconomyin the budget figure, which rose by 685 million to 927 million in January. Extra-budgetary funds followed... at 706 million, state budget at 437 million, local governments at 283 million and extra-budgetary... million following a similar payment to the IMF and a reduction in bonds by 232 million more than
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Primary cash surplus at 7.45 bln in April on revenue growth, lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy. Interest payments declined by 202 million euros to 232 million. For the year to date, interest payments... Investment Budget (PIB) balance fell into a deficit of 121 million euros compared to a surplus... a year ago. The preliminary budget execution figures released by the Finance Ministry (MoF
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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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Great Expectations: Is Greece 2.0 hitting the target?
EconomyFeaturesexpects to receive a boost from Greece 2.0 to the tune of 1.9 percent according to its budget report... silently revised downwards from the 2023 budget, where 3.6 billion euros of grants were included in the original assumptions, to the 2024 budget report, where it was estimated that a little less than
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgrammeThe budget execution for January revealed a revenue shortfall of almost 1 billion euros, mainly reflecting... taxes or shortfall created by other revenue sources. The breakdown of the key budget items in the first half of the year, according to the 2015 budget, shows revenues in March will be lower than
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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto engage in a dialogue. Arms embargo Following the Greek side’s failure to secure the inclusion... to an arms embargo and countermeasures/sanctions per sector over Turkey’s violation of the EU-Turkey... of the arms embargo, Mitsotakis explained in his press conference on Friday in Brussels
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