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Newsletter 173 -07/09/2018
relating to next year’s budget. The institutions are due to arrive in Athens on September 10... increases and spending cuts during the crisis years compared to all other OECD countries surveyed. 2
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PDMA readies bond schedule for 2019, with eye on prepayment of IMF loans
EconomyGreece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) is expected to publish its issue schedule at the start of December, shortly after the budget for 2019 has been voted in Parliament. According to reports... the outstanding amount to 3 billion euros, to match the quota and reduce the interest charges to 2
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GDP revision for 2017 points to slight improvement from initial estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyof households based on the Households Budget Survey (HBS), general government data for the years... at 180.22 billion euros. Growth in the March estimate was 2 percent. Based on the latest data, 2017 marks
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New details reveal what may have led to discrepancy in Athens Airport concession price
EconomyFeaturesin the Greek Parliament by the end of the year. The government is targeting around 2 billion euros in privatisation revenues by the end of the year. The final budget for September showed
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CPI up by 1.8 pct in October, highest since March 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyand transport. This rise was followed by housing (+3.7 percent), food and non-alcoholic beverage (+2 percent...). The Finance Ministry’s projection in the budget sees the HICP rising by 0.8 percent in 2018.
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CPI rises by 0.4 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomy) and household equipment (-1.5 percent). A rise of 2 percent was seen in food and non-alcoholic beverages... salted or smoked meat (-4.3 percent). The Finance Ministry’s projection in the budget expected to see
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Athens waits for response from institutions on primary residences proposal
EconomyProgrammeif that is sooner, the interest set at Euribor +2 percent, a haircut if the remainder of the mortgage... approach with the aim of filling gaps in the budget, citing the licence fee that investors will have
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Moody's raises Greece two notches to 'B1' but highlights challenges for further upgrades
Economywith its lenders to finalise the budget for the new year by avoiding the pre-legislated pensions... in the labour market are starting to be reflected in strong employment growth, which has been running at 2
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Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
EconomyProgrammefor fiscal needs. However, it should also be pointed out that this year’s budget allows for hardly any... trajectory: How long it will be 3.5 percent and when it is gradually lowered to 2 percent,” he said
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Athens revises projections in Stabilty Programme, sees more fiscal space in coming years
EconomyProgrammedownward revised from the 2.5 percent figure included in the budget for the year, after taking.... The most notable reduction is in social protection that is seen dropping as a percentage of GDP by 2
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