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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomywere included in the draft budget that was tabled on October 3. Fiscal estimates The general... and extension of solidarity levy (668.5 million) 3) Increase in the excise tax on energy products... million), pension reform (63 million) and change in the pension ceiling (43 million) 3) Granting
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Alpha Bank reports net profits of 20 mln in Q4, leading full-year earnings to 42 mln
EconomyBankinglosses of around 3 billion. Core pre-provision income edged up 1.5 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ... and reached 1.92 billion in 2016. Fee income stayed almost flat QoQ at 81.2 million. It rebounded by 3... to 1.17 billion from the exceptionally high figure of around 3 billion in 2015. As a result, cost
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Greece completes first bond issue in three years, eyes more on way out of programme
EconomyGreece has tapped capital markets with a 5-year bond issue for the first time since 2014, raising 3... offer was 2.08 times oversubscribed. Of the total amount of 3 billion raised from the new bond... similar transaction in April 2014. At that time, Greece raised 3 billion from a syndicated bond issue
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IMF insists fiscal targets unrealistic, cites historical evidence to support case
EconomyProgrammeperiod, Greece has been running a primary deficit in the region of 3 percent of GDP. The only exception... to meet the overall deficit target of 3 percent for euro adoption, though quickly reversed to primary... of GDP only 3 cases have managed to maintain that target and, when excluding resource-rich countries
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.29 bln in April on improved tax collections, lower PIB spending
EconomyMacroeconomy, which was very slightly over target by 3 million. A smaller rise of 5 percent was also noted... largely by consumption tax rising by 9.2 percent to 2.64 billion, while VAT revenues rose by 3 percent... period were confirmed 35 million, a slight increase of around 3 million euros against the previous
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About last night
Agorabeyond 3 years and wanted a link between how much would be disbursed in the last tranche for the cash.... It seems that instead, eurozone finance ministers opted for an amount of roughly 3 billion euros... of sustained fiscal savings, running deficits that average 3 percent over the last 70 years
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No imminent decision on pension cuts as Athens moves ahead with minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammethe Eurogroup meeting on December 3. Until now, it had been thought that a decision might be made... it has to reduce pension spending by 1 percent of GDP in 2019 until December 3. The reason given..., by the time the December 3 Eurogroup is held all the pieces will be in place for eurozone finance
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Skopje moves ahead with name deal ratification as Athens watches closely
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsaccepted, especially regarding the 36th amendment which refers to changing Article 49, Paragraph 3. Article 49, Paragraph 3 refers to "the Macedonian people living abroad." Athens has expressed objections... Pavlopoulos and the former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias as they both believe that Article 3 suggests
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Mitsotakis on offensive over Macedonia name deal after Zaev comments
PoliticsGreek Politics.” Bosnjakovski has also noted that “we want to underline article 4(3) of the Prespa agreement that we... it to be of “a Slavic origin.” He also stressed article 4 (3) mentioned on Tuesday by Bosnjakovski... to the proposed amendment of Article 49 (3) that refers to “Macedonian people living abroad”. The Greek minister
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PDMA sets out plans to build on recent market forays with bond issues in 2019
Economyissued a new 5-year bond of 3 billion euros with the yield settling at 4.625 percent.... The last market access was in February this year, with the issuance of a 7-year benchmark of 3... to issue between 3 and 7 billion euros of benchmark bonds in 2019. Also factored in are 1.2 billion euros
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