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Newsletter 94 - 04/11/2016
, based on a document sent to the Eurogroup in June. The institutions support the extension of firm... for instance) and governments that start out with decent majorities soon see support inside and outside... as funding of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI), are the thorniest issues. The institutions are expected
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World Bank sets out savings Greece can make from streamlining welfare benefits
EconomyProgrammeThe funding of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) emerged as one of the most contentious issues... of the gradual nationwide roll-out of the GMI scheme. Its cost is estimated at 0.5 percent of GDP... of the social welfare system by streamlining benefits to create the necessary fiscal space for the GMI roll
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Having failed to resolve differences, Greece and lenders enter new week of talks
EconomyProgrammefor the discussions that should take place at the next Eurogroup.” However, he appeared not to support... to the funding of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI). Its funding for next year has been resolved. Regarding
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyof the two countries as "fantastic". He also said that "the US will continue to support Greece's prosperity... identified before the trip: The US president's full support for the Greek positions vis a vis Turkey's... to support Greece if there is a so-called “hot incident” with Ankara. According to some diplomats, though
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Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
EconomyFeaturescompared to where it lags. Many of the poor scores in the subpillars reflect areas where Greece’s lenders... scores were noted in the subpillars of the effect of taxation on incentives to invest (137 out
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Newsletter 250 -11/05/2020
on four pillars: the reopening of air connections, support of employment, financial support..., it will also introduce a package to support part-time employment by subsidising part of the loss... that it will continue to maintain the support of the Greek public, which is still high according to a new
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammestability and support competitiveness and growth. While Greece and its European partners expressed... contributed to the decline in political support for the program, while large increases in corporate taxes... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
was that the government is doing what it can to support families and businesses without taking any major fiscal risks. He... support and 2.6 billion euros on energy subsidies since the end of the summer. The PM sought to pre-empt... this has not yet translated into a significant or sudden drop in support for ND, the fact that its
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An uncertain and wasted year for Italy
AgoraMonti – who enjoyed a clear cross-party support – Cottarelli will be alone. In fact, the choice... blunder by Mattarella. Cottarelli will be used by the two populist leaders, Luigi Di Maio and Matteo
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FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study
EconomyFeaturespercent above the baseline forecast in 2020 and support an additional 6 percent increase...A study by IHS Markit which analysed the various growth policies and factors that could contribute... variables into their econometric model to analyse what Greece’s economy really needs for future growth
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