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  1. World Bank sets out savings Greece can make from streamlining welfare benefits
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    EconomyProgramme

    and targeting. In contrast, World Bank noted that holiday and tourism benefits are not clearly targeted based on needs and could be abolished. The preliminary recommendations to release fiscal space also... in Social Protection in Greece” details a number of recommendations on the strengthening

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  2. ESM report highlights programme weaknesses, outlines improvements for future bailouts
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    EconomyProgramme

    on fiscal targets over growth-enhancing product markets reforms that would have “required targeting... been worse in the absence of the programmes. Recommendations The evaluation concludes with five main recommendations. Future ESM programmes should have clearly defined objectives with a long-term view

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  3. Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April

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  4. Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020

    Newsletters

    shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues... primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared

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  5. 2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Ministry of Finance (MoF) tabled the 2014 draft budget to the Greek parliament on Monday with headline figures confirming recent press reports. As was broadly expected, 2014 will be another year of ambitious budget consolidation with a further cut i...

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  6. Greece announces return to markets with 5-year bond, mostly targeting swap
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    Economy

    Following days of rumours and press reports, the Greek government officially launched the process for a new bond offering on Monday afternoon. The transaction includes a switch and tender offer for the 5-year bonds issued in April 2014 (ISIN: GR01140285...

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  7. The IMF crisis and how to solve it
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    Agora

    they were able to varying degrees cast the Fund in their image. Conclusions Inflation targeting regimes were... recommendations made to the Executive Board. There needs to be individual accountability. Post-event

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  8. Newsletter 50 - 06/11/2015

    Newsletters

    for any state support. NBG has announced a capital increase of 1.6 billion and Piraeus is targeting... recommendations for further fiscal measures and structural reforms, if and where necessary. Thus

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  9. Newsletter 161 -11/05/2018

    Newsletters

    to the Finance Ministry to set the new ENFIA rates, with the aim of targeting 3.1 billion euros... and those where the recommendations put forward by assessors vary substantially. The lack of real

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  10. Ministers urged to speed up reforms as Athens prepares for lenders to return
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    EconomyProgramme

    to set the new ENFIA rates, with the aim of targeting 3.1 billion euros in revenues. The difficulty... the recommendations put forward by assessors vary substantially. The lack of real estate transactions in Greece

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