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IMF insists fiscal targets unrealistic, cites historical evidence to support case
EconomyProgrammedeficit of 2 percent immediately following the euro ascension. Cross-country evidence in the post-war
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Newsletter 129 - 28/07/2017
course. 2 Household disposable income eases in Q1 Consumption remains on an upswing for the third
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Tourism could give economy annual 5 bln boost, NBG report finds
EconomyFeaturesto pre-crisis levels (around 2 billion annually compared to 800 million between 2010-2015
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Newsletter 130 - 04/08/2017
billion to 38.9 billion until September 7. 2 Retail sales grow by 0.4 pct in May Seasonally adjusted
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Privatisation plan inches along as groups express interest in DESFA
EconomyProgrammeat around 2 billion euros. The sale of 14 regional airports to Fraport for 1.2 billion is included
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CPI up by 1 pct in July for seventh straight rise
EconomyMacroeconomy’ and services’ indices advanced by 0.3 and 2 percent, respectively. The harmonised index of consumer prices
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Primary cash balance posts deficit of 46 mln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomybillion a year ago. As previously noted, this year’s figure includes a one-off item of around 2 billion
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Budget primary surplus at 3.02 bln in July, above target by 926 mln on strong underspend
EconomyMacroeconomy-month period showed that primary expenditure declined by 2 percent to 23.18 billion euros
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Tsipras looks to recovery, sidesteps review concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Tuesday his latest effort to focus attention on a positive narrative for Greece, which is a message he hopes that he can carry into the autumn. On a visit to the Papastratos tobacco factory near Athens, he claimed that growth is on course to reach close to 2
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Economic sentiment improves again in Aug, consumer confidence climbs by 4.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyto -3.7. In the year to date, industry confidence has improved by 2 points, services confidence has
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