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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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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe table continuing. The total number of deaths has risen to 242, with another 31 people being... by the PM will be in the region of 3-4 billion euros. The draft budget has to be submitted
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Central government reports 853-mln primary cash surplus in Feb as spending is contained YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyby over one billion euros and came to 533 million euros. The Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance came to a deficit of 242 million euros compared to a deficit of 65 million in February last year. Over
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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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Newsletter 185 -30/11/2018
true colours as far as economic and fiscal policy are concerned. “Our first real 100 days in government will be completed tomorrow, when we will mark 100 days out of the MoU,” the prime minister told... this year, from a figure that was well in excess of 100 billion in the end of 2016. The NPE ratio
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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agorapercent this year, which will present the government with serious challenges in terms of budget performance. The revenues side of the budget is already struggling to meet the targets, falling 682 million... trail by under 100 million. Expenditure has been curtailed to make up for the underperformance
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Podcast - Greece's year of trying to shake off Covid-19
Agorawith the virus. Phoebe also speaks to Dr Mata Tsikrika, the first woman to be elected president
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