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Budget execution starts 2017 with primary balance outperformance on target-beating revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 1.02 billion euros in the first month of 2017, broadly similar to that posted a year ago, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin revealed on Tuesday. This year’s primary surplus outperformed the target by 342 million
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Greece in inflation for first time since Feb 2013 as CPI rises 1.2 pct in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyto an inflation as of 2017 with the Finance Ministry projecting HICP to rise by 0.6 percent, while
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Athens in search of counter-measures to secure MPs' support for potential deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe size of last year’s primary surplus, which Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos suggested
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
to the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin. The primary surplus outperformed
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Primary cash surplus down to 248 mln in Jan, including modest arrears repayment of 41 mln
EconomyMacroeconomymillion last year. The preliminary budget execution figures published by the Finance Ministry (MoF
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Central government debt rises to 326.4 billion on ESM disbursement
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt Increased by 2.65 billion euros quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 326.36 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2016 from 323.71 billion in Q3, the Finance Ministry (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Monday. In the previous quarter, debt was reduced by 4.63 billion
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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek Politics, and then eurozone finance ministers will have to decide how to deal with the matter of debt relief
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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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