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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s efforts to lay to rest any concerns within the coalition about the agreement with Greece’s lenders began in earnest on Tuesday, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos addressed SYRIZA’s political committee. The meeting reportedly last for close
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Newsletter 108 - 24/02/2017
billion in Q3, the Finance Ministry debt bulletin showed. The increase in Q4 debt is mostly attributed
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Budget primary surplus at 1 bln in Jan as tax revenues outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary surplus was confirmed at 1.02 billion euros in the first month of 2017, broadly stable from last year, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin published on Friday. Preliminary figures were released on February 14. This year’s figure beat the target
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First day of talks highlights distance that needs to be covered
EconomyProgrammeThe new round of negotiations between the institutions’ mission chiefs and the Greek ministers began on Tuesday. On the first day of meetings, discussions focused on the new privatisation and investment fund (HCAP) and energy. The third meeting involved an overview with the participation of Finance
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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicswait until all the details of the agreement have been finalised (as Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos
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Q4 GDP contracts 1.2 pct QoQ, leading to recession of 0.1 pct for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyThe most recent forecasts by the Finance Ministry, the European Commission and the IMF point
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The joke's on Greece
Agoraresponse. He was followed by New Democracy MP, and ex-alternate finance minister, Christos
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General govt primary cash surplus improves to 1.4 bln in Jan, arrears rise to 4.8 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus rose by 120 million euros to 1.42 billion in January from 1.3 billion a year ago, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin showed on Tuesday evening. The improvement fully reflects a substantial rise in the social security funds (SSFs) surplus
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Unemployment rate stable for third month at 23.1 pct in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomy, while the European Commission and the Finance Ministry foresee the jobless rate falling to 22
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Revenues beat target by 3.9 pct in Feb, remain above target for year
EconomyMacroeconomythe target by 212 and 142 million respectively. The Finance Ministry has repeatedly stressed
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