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  1. Greek tax revenues at 33.5 pct of GDP in 2013, slightly below OECD average
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    ratio is slightly below the OECD average of 34.1 percent, in line with that of Portugal (33.4 percent... ratio, along with that of Portugal at 8.8 percent, remains among the lowest in the euro area, only... percent is similar to that in Portugal and Ireland and only lower than that of Finland (24 percent

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  2. A Greek proposal that deserves to be heard
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    Agora

    accepted such an early repayment arrangement for Ireland and Portugal but managing director Christine Lagarde actually publicly praised Portugal. "It is with great joy that we consent to payment in advance, which shows that Portugal is doing much better," she said. The exercise is not debt relief

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  3. BoG looks at other programme exits and options available to Athens
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    EconomyProgramme

    -programme surveillance. Portugal did not complete formally its programme since the last review... and Portugal faced similar crises of competitiveness and public finances while Ireland, Spain... in January 2014, Portugal in June of the same year and Cyprus in March 2016. The post-programme

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  4. October revenues reverse earlier shortfall, annual primary surplus in sight

    Economy

    to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase

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  5. Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line at the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass the new property tax, which unites previous disparate levies in one charge, through Parliament. The new

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  6. First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Democracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis

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  7. Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance

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  8. New Democracy and PASOK ponder next moves after election defeat

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    (with 4.68 percent it was beaten by Independent Greeks into seventh place among the seven parties

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  9. Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    challenge following her failed attempt in 2009, when she was beaten by Samaras. One of the interesting

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  10. Tsipras softens stance on coalition options as leaders head to debate

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    messages and that Meimarakis has beaten him to this particular political ground. Voters will get

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