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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
of the opposition rather than news. The other issue being debated within the party is what...). The headline amount is 12.8 percent higher than the surplus of 10.26 billion noted for the same period last... than fired during the month December's positive figure comes after two straight months
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 1.94 bln in 2017 on expenditure fall
EconomyMacroeconomythan direct taxes for 2016, with property tax revenues declining 9.7 percent and income tax by 3.... The annual figure for 2017 is 64.3 percent higher than that for 2016 when it came to 3.26 billion... percent decline in primary expenditure which came to 43.53 billion which is 983 million lower than
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Overdue social security debt reaches 31.3 bln in Q4, collected revenues beat annual target
EconomyMacroeconomycontributions of more than 5,000 euros from the four main Greek pension funds based on several theoretical... of unpaid contributions mentioned previously. The breakdown shows that 69.3 of debtors owe less than... billion, higher than the amount for 2016 by 28.4 percent and mostly driven by a QoQ rise in revenues in Q3
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Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018
. On prices, a resumption of deflation is assumed up to 1.8 percent in 2020, 5.7 percent lower than.... Revenue collection for 2017 came to 1.05 billion, higher than the amount for 2016 by 28.4 percent... rate in more than 10 years. The overall positive trends in January drove up business confidence
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Car sales rise by 44.3 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomywas higher than that for 2016 (+11 percent), and higher than 2015 (+13.5 percent), it remained less than
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Manufacturing wage cuts were turned into profit, GSEE study claims
EconomyFeaturesthe crisis resulted in greater profit margins for companies rather than lowering prices. Wage... claims that this indicates that rather than pricing in wage reductions, as other industries appear... by more than a third, the drop in the price index did not exceed 2.7 percent. In the wider manufacturing
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Car sales up by 33.1 percent in February
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. Although the overall rise in car sales in 2017 was higher than that for 2016 (+11 percent), and higher than 2015 (+13.5 percent), it remained less than half of the record high of 372,892
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Eurogroup highlights tight schedule as differences over debt, fiscal measures brew
EconomyProgramme. Clearly, Athens is not keen on the idea of adopting measures worth 2 percent of GDP, rather than 1... 22 that the 2017 primary surplus was well above the target despite growth being weaker than... from this year until 2022 was reached last year despite growth being 1.6 percent, which is lower than
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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsthen. There is, however, another section that believes SYRIZA would make a more natural partner than New Democracy... is able to shape its own political identity, rather than be seen just as a potential future partner for New Democracy and SYRIZA, and to ensure that there is plurality within the party rather than just
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Complications over reforms cast doubt on June target for global deal
EconomyProgrammedeal between Athens and the lenders may have to wait until July, rather than June. More than 70... being reached at the July 12 Eurogroup may be more likely than at the June 21 meeting of eurozone
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