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Surprise 0.1 pct QoQ rise in Q4 GDP on investment rebound, 2015 recession at 0.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomywas one of the key reasons for the deeper recessionary outlook in summer, turned out much milder than... remains a key component in the export of services. Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed travel receipts grew... percent to 23.6 million. Tourism performance is also expected to play a key role in the GDP evolution
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Newsletter 65 - 04/03/2016
to add more colour on the state of play regarding the programme review and the key pending issues... as he was also one of the key speakers at Potami’s congress over the weekend, which took place a few... months. 2 Refugees and review linked Key question over EU motives for keeping Athens afloat
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
fiscal gaps that have to be filled and some reforms will have to be deepened. The key areas of focus... a compromise. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was introductory, limited to outlining the key... to. Firstly, it relies on Turkey’s unfailing cooperation. Turkey will play a key role as it has
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Range of issues unresolved as programme talks resume in Athens
EconomyProgrammeof the transcript of an IMF teleconference on Greece by Wikileaks on Saturday. All the key issues of the review... (ETAD) as well as the state controlled companies. The key focus now reportedly lies with the legal... April 15 and 17. The other key dates within April are the next scheduled Eurogroup Working Group meeting
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Greek bailout talks yet to conclude as start of IMF meetings approaches
EconomyProgrammeand will resume on Monday at 3pm with an agreement on the key issues of the first programme review remaining... the initial government proposal of 45 percent. The key open issue relates to the coverage of the pension... income between 12 and 20,000 euros up to 50 percent for incomes above 65,000 euros. The key area
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Parliament's budget office highlights economic challenges beyond bailout
EconomyMacroeconomythat the sustainability of the pension system is the key criterion, albeit not the only one, for the evaluation of the draft bill. The PBO stresses that growth has not been among the key government priorities so far, adding that key condition for growth is private, particularly foreign, investments, which require
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
by Parliament. COSCO outlined seven key issues that notably alter the initial agreement that it signed with the Greek government in April, while it also stressed that the bill amends the key.... However, a key difference here is that Varoufakis was no longer a minister from July 6 onwards, while
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General government primary cash surplus expands to 3.9 bln by August, arrears drop further to 6.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybudget is now the second key contributor to the overall gg primary balance after extrabudgetary.... All key revenue items posted a rise with the most notable in taxes, which rose by 2.21 billion..., the key driver for the decline in guarantees was a further drop in bank support and Emergency
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Countdown to start of second review begins, focus on more reforms
EconomyProgrammediscussions with the Greek authorities on a number of key issues, which may not be as tough as those... government and the lenders. Labour reforms are at the top of the agenda. One of the key prior actions... the key topic since the government has to amend the legal framework for the out-of-court workout
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Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras launched SYRIZA’s four-day congress with a relatively low-key speech on Thursday that contained three key messages. The main takeaway from the prime minister’s address was his comment... necessary for Greece. Ministers The second key message issued by Tsipras was aimed at his ministers
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