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Athens taking more time to consider 2019 measures ahead of budget talks
EconomyProgrammefor the second quarter of the year. ELSTAT’s Q2 release is due on September 3. The government will be hoping
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Industrial turnover up by 17.4 pct in June for highest rise in year so far
EconomyMacroeconomyindustrial groupings. Consumer durables contracted by 5.1 percent, followed by capital goods (-3
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Travel balance increases by 16 pct in June and 19.5 pct in first half of year
EconomyMacroeconomythe EU 28 countries rose by 29.7 percent YoY to 3 million. Those from euro-denominated areas rose
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Piraeus Bank posts net profit of 24 mln in Q2, ELA funding fully eliminated
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank’s second quarter (Q2) results showed that net profits from continued operations came to 24 million, recovering from a loss of 80 million euros in Q1. The results for the first half (H1) of the year showed a loss of 55 million euros versus a profit of 3 million for the same period last
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Greece tops OECD countries for tax rises and spending cuts
EconomyFeaturescountries between 2015 and 2016, increasing by almost 3 percentage points (pps) in this time period
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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsstruggling to make the 3 percent threshold for entering Parliament at the next elections. This has
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Athens prepares 2019 draft budget amid pension cuts dilemma
EconomyProgrammeuntil the December 3 Eurogroup. In the meantime, Finance Ministry officials are reportedly still
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgramme3 Eurogroup, cannot yet be ruled out. Although such resistance could not prevent Athens from
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General govt primary cash surplus at 3.51 bln in August, arrears fall by 306 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyrise was noted in extrabudgetary funds which went up by 3 million euros compared to July, while state
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In updated forecasts, IMF sees Greece meeting fiscal targets and debt falling
EconomyMacroeconomy, when it is expected to drop marginally to 3 percent. In the previous FM, the primary surplus
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