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New round of talks on second review begin with labour reforms high on agenda
EconomyProgrammeThe second round of discussions between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs as part of the second programme review is due to begin on Tuesday with three meetings, according to Finance Ministry sources. The first meeting is due to start at 11 am, it is scheduled to last 1.5
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Primary cash surplus to Oct at 4 bln, including arrears repayment of 2.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy, the preliminary budget execution figures published by the Finance Ministry (MoF) displayed a budget
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Central government debt drops to 323.7 bln in Q3 on bond repayments
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt dropped by 4.63 billion euros quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 323.71 billion in Q3 from 328.34 billion in Q2, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) debt bulletin. In the previous quarter, debt climbed by 7.33 billion euros largely on the disbursement of the bailout
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis speak to their MPs but address wider audience
PoliticsGreek Politicsmirrored to a certain extent what Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told the Wall Street Journal
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Q3 GDP rebounds 0.8 pct QoQ and 1.8 pct YoY, above flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyconsumption retains the lion’s share of GDP, making up 69 percent of the total figure. The Finance
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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agorasizeable debt relief (as promoted by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble) is still on the table
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New Democracy applies pressure as coalition prepares for tough December
PoliticsGreek Politicsof what Athens is expecting from the gathering of eurozone finance ministers. Speaking to ANT-1 TV
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General government primary cash surplus to Oct rises to 6.1 bln, arrears slip to 6.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus expanded by 1.37 billion euros to 6.08 billion in the 10-month period of 2016 from 4.71 billion in the corresponding period last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin showed on Friday evening. The improvement largely reflects a notable
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Greece heads to Eurogroup facing uncertain outcome
EconomyProgramme. On the fiscal gap for 2018, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos recently said it has been trimmed down
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammeMonday’s Eurogroup concluded with eurozone finance ministers agreeing to the short-term debt relief measures proposed by the European Stability Mechanism but leaving several lingering questions about other key issues. While the agreement on debt relief wraps up one loose end for the government
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