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PMI at 56.1 in February, most improved since June 2000
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI rose by 0.9 points to 56.1 in February, the ninth consecutive reading above the 50-mark threshold. February’s headline figure is the highest since June 2000 and represents the longest growth streak since the crisis began. The improvement was driven largely by a sharp rise
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and whether the reduction of the tax-free threshold lined up for 2020 will have to be brought forward
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Athens under intense pressure over fourth review reforms
EconomyProgrammeFund over whether the reduction of the tax-free threshold should be lowered in 2020, as has been
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Industrial turnover makes strong start to year with growth of 12.7 pct in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyremaining above the 50-mark threshold for the eighth consecutive month. The latest reading puts the PMI
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Green light for next bailout funds as Commission stands ground on post-MoU scenarios
EconomyProgrammethat the IMF’s demands for the tax-free threshold to be lowered in 2019, a year earlier than planned
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the polls in the wake of reducing pensions (and possibly cutting the tax-free threshold for incomes) by 1
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Final decision on 2019 fiscal measures still a few weeks away
EconomyProgramme-free threshold, which is scheduled for 2020, as well as cut pensions in order to reach the primary
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pensions (and possibly cutting the tax-free threshold for incomes) by 1 percent of GDP in 2019
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PMI at 55 pts in March, slowing from Feb but above 50 for tenth month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI dipped by 1.1 points to 55 in March, the tenth consecutive reading above the 50-mark threshold. Although remaining positive, the index declined against the figure for February, which at 56.1 points, represented the highest reading since June 2000. Improvements in three
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Prior actions and crucial meetings dominate agenda for rest of month
EconomyProgrammeto be pressing for the reduction of the tax-free threshold to be introduced in 2019 rather than
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