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  1. General gov't primary cash surplus for Jan-May reaches 1.22 bln as arrears drop

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    euros, meaning that the gg deficit has widened by around 1 billion in May, mainly reflecting state budget and social security funds’ deficits of around 800 and 200 million respectively in May... billion euros at the end of May from 5.23 billion at the end of April, implying a modest drop of 1.8

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  2. Unemployment at 27.2 pct in May, hardly changed from previous months

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The seasonally adjusted jobless rate slightly fell to 27.2 percent in May after remaining unchanged...). The evolution of the May headline figure reflects a 0.6 percent month on month (MoM) rise... in May, decelerating from the 0.8 percent drop recorded in April. The May YoY rate is the second lowest

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  3. Budget primary surplus at 1.51 bln end-May, revenues fall short by 978 mln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of 978 million. In particular for May, primary deficit stood at 597 million compared to a target of 246...) fell significantly by 23.6 percent in May to 2.92 billion, its lowest reading so far this year... target 1.05 billion in May. According to MoF, almost two thirds of the underperformance in May

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  4. Government gears up for third review while lenders await pending actions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government had a first opportunity on Monday to get a sense of where things stand regarding the upcoming third review. Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis took part in the Euro Working Group in Brussels, where his eurozone counterpa...

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  5. After travels, domestic issues and party scepticism await Mitsotakis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Following his trip to New York last week, and to Paris this Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to turn his focus to domestic issues this week, with the continuing rollout of pandemic relief measures and efforts to mitigate inflation...

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  6. Greek retail sales dive 8.5 pct in May after brief rise in April
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The turnover of Greece’s retail trade index resumed a negative trend in May dropping by 8.5 percent... Agency (ELSTAT). Similarly, retail volume fell 3.8 percent in May from a rise of 7.1 percent posted in April. The rate of drop in May retail turnover indicates the highest negative reading since

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  7. Severe underspend covers lower revenues for end-May primary surplus

    Economy

    of 597 million euros in May compared to a target of 246 million, reducing accordingly the year... in May by 1.04 billion, reversing the 4-month slight overperformance of 68 million... of the key budget figures, revenues (before tax refunds) resumed a downward trend in May for the first

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  8. New overdue taxes rise by 235 mln in May, total debt at 104.5 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 235 million euros in May, data from... obligations from tax categories showed a rise of 193 million month-on-month in May, bringing the total... percent in May from 75.8 percent in April, while the amount of VAT due came to 1.84 billion

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  9. Budget primary deficit of 4.80 bln confirmed for May as Covid-19 measures hit
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of 2020, compared to a surplus of 916 million noted in May 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed on Thursday. The budget for May has been widely considered... balance for May came to a deficit of 3.33 billion euros compared to a monthly deficit of 2.01

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  10. Despite improvement in services, goods tip current account to deep deficit of 2 bln in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece posted a current account (C/A) deficit of 2 billion euros in May, from 1.62 billion euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Thursday. In May 2021, the balance showed a deficit of 1.36 billion euros, while in May 2020 the current account posted a deficit of 911 million euros

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