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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
for a strong economic rebound and, ultimately, lead the country on an upward trajectory. Adverse weather... on Thursday. In addition, a sharper drop in overnight interest rates led the weighted average rate on all
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PMI rebounds to 47.7 in Feb but shows deterioration for sixth straight month
EconomyMacroeconomydeterioration reflects a further drop in new business and output, while lower production also led... to strong competition that did not allow firms to pass on the higher cost burdens. Moreover, the average
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Pause in review talks, leaving most difficult issues to be tackled
EconomyProgrammeof almost all the fiscal gap for 2018, also reflecting the strong fiscal outperformance in 2016.... The institutions also favour a drop in the corporate rate tax and reduced upper tax rates for personal
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
ministers in Malta. Before Thursday’s EWG, there had been a strong feeling of optimism that an agreement had..., following a drop by 2.2 points in the previous month, according to figures published
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Limited arrears clearance in first two months of 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyand the second of 1.7 billion on October 26. The sharp drop in arrears clearance so far this year reveals.... In addition, the strong underspend meant that primary expenditure was 866 million euros below the target
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Budget primary surplus falls to 1.1 bln in Q1, slightly above target
EconomyMacroeconomymillion lower than the target mostly due to the strong underspend in February. Public Investment Budget... a significant drop from last year. Specifically, revenues plummeted 58.2 percent to 650 million
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be offered a fiscal path that consists of 3.5 percent of GDP targets for 3-4 years before they drop... suggested that the IMF’s projections mean there is a strong likelihood of the lenders asking for some
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Q1 GDP down by mild 0.1 QoQ, hinting at impact of drawn-out review
EconomyMacroeconomyon year (YoY) in Q1, decelerating from the drop rate of 1.1 percent growth posted in Q4. The Q1 rate... around 70 percent of total GDP), a strong increase in investments by 5.9 percent and a higher growth
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CPI growth slows to 1.2 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyand heating oil prices soared 30.6 and 30 percent respectively followed by strong rises in passenger... with the previous month showed CPI fell by 0.9 percent mostly due to a notable drop in clothing
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Stocks up 3.1 pct during week to reach fresh two-year high
Economythis week, mostly due to the strong gains of 5.4 percent recorded on Tuesday, while they stayed almost... million this week after a short-lived drop to 51 million in the previous week. Market news Following
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