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Reported widening of revenue shortfall in Feb as liquidity worries persist
Economy(ENFIA) revenues, are higher from last year but lower than target. In January VAT revenues reached 1.33... of VAT revenues in February, due to the payment of January obligations, would reduce rather than... to the January figure than the total amount would reach 2.63 billion in line with target of 2.65 billion. Note
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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgrammein the first half of the year, according to the 2015 budget, shows revenues in March will be lower than..., much earlier than in 2014, according to the initial schedule of the previous government. However... was based on the notional rather than the estimated ENFIA revenues. This means that the new tax would bring
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General gov't primary surplus shrinks to 419 mln in January
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros in January 2015, much lower than the 1.88 billion euros posted in January 2014, according... respectively. At the end of January, EFSF/ESM/IMF loans stood at 217.86 billion euros making up more than two.... Both bank-related guarantees make up more than three-fourths of total. The remaining 23 percent
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Alpha Bank net losses rise to 440mln in Q4 2014, NPL ratio at 33 pct
EconomyBankingfrom gains of 17 million in Q3, which more than offset lower operating expenses and a positive impact... of 120 million in 2015. At the end of 2014, the group’s headcount was reduced by more than 1,740.... The network was trimmed by more than 50 to 1,032 branches. The sharp rise in provisions led cost of risk
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Mentioning the war so we don't have to mention the war
Agorais that it is open to more than one interpretation. This was underlined by the government’s decision... the unresolved case of the forced loan even it was granted more than 70 years ago. However, any attempt..., Greece needs to approach the issue with maturity and a long-term goal, rather than use it for short
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Newsletter 20 - 20/03/2015
that primary expenditure was 538 million better than the target in February. However, the fact that revenues... performance was weighed by trading losses that more than offset the NII rebound. Going forward...-thirds to individuals and half of them to accounts with balances of less than 100,000 euros
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After paying IMF, Greece looks to cover remaining funding needs for March and April
EconomyProgramme, the government still has to cover financing needs of 1.5 billion euros in March and more than 2 billion... needs for April stand at 0.82 billion, of which more than 400 million relate to IMF repayments. During... that the Finance Ministry is mainly working on using existing sources to meet its obligations rather than to opt
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Updated Greek reform proposals see 2015 primary surplus reaching programme target 3 pct
EconomyProgrammeby consumption and investment expenditure. Unemployment is seen dropping by more than 1 percentage point (pp) in 2015 to 23.4 percent, yet the absolute figure is higher than the 22.6 percent predicted... are forecasted at 19 billion euros, 2.7 billion lower than those incorporated in the 2015 budget. The document
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What in the world will we do without barbarians?
Agorathe phase when the country’s insolvency was managed rather than created. This adds to the plethora... benefits represented more than 21 percent of GDP by 2009 from less than 15 percent in 2000. At the same
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Unpaid taxes ease to 1.16 bln in Feb, collections progress at stable rate
EconomyMacroeconomyin the 2-month period. This corresponds to less than half of the reported gross figure. The effective debt... estimated that from the total outstanding tax debt, which involves more than 3.5 million taxpayers... tax arrears correspond to more than 20 percent of the annual target of 1.7 billion. At the same
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