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Finance Ministry scrambles to correct property tax after error-strewn debut
EconomyMacroeconomyon August 1. The first warning sign that something was not quite right came on August 1, when MoF
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Seasonal jobs bring down Q2 unemployment to 26.6 pct but long-term jobless rising
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, down by 0.8 pp YoY. Although the number of ‘long-term’ (more than 1 year) unemployed slipped... respectively. The unemployment rate in the Attica region (Athens, Piraeus and suburbs) remains almost 1 pp
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Primary surplus inches up to 2.9 pct in Greece's 2015 draft budget
Economysector. Kathimerini also noted that the Finance Ministry anticipates increased revenues by 1 billion... the target by almost 1 billion. However, 8-month revenues fell short of their target by 107 million
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The politics of debt dynamics in Greece
Agorathe sovereign debt levels attained in 2011, i.e. before the two debt restructuring operations of 2012.[1... Play. [1] This arrangement does not apply to the IMF. Greece has to repay the Washington-based
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Travel receipts up again in September, reaching 2.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy, the 9-month travel balance recorded an improvement in its surplus by 11.3 percent or more than 1... to 20.5 million, which means an increase of 1 million from its previous forecast of 19.5 million released
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Fitch keeps Greek rating at 'B' with stable outlook
Economyaccount surplus stands at 1 percent of GDP supported by reduced imports, buoyant tourism receipts... notches to Caa1 with a stable outlook in August 1. In addition S&P upward revised its rating on Greece
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Greek travel receipts continued upward course in October, rising by 4.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyof UK tourists slowed to 1 percent in October from double-digit levels in the preceding months... to 11.3 billion, corresponding to an increase by more than 1 billion compared to last year’s figure
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Central gov't cash surplus reaches 1.42 bln in 2014 after 1.19 bln deficit in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyrevenues grew by 1 percent to 47.1 billion euros, with December revenues up 5.1 percent. MoF data.... However, both years’ figures are not fully comparable since they incorporate: 1) Payments of state
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Moody's explains why it sees SYRIZA win as credit negative
Economytakeaways from the report include: 1) New coalition government will likely challenge troika stance 2... program. Moody’s forecasts GDP growth at slightly above 1 percent in 2015, while sees significant
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In effort to reach new deal, Greek government cannot ignore liquidity constraints
EconomyProgrammebonds will not be eligible for ECB funding purposes as of March 1. This development follows an ECB... and sight recorded inflows of around 1 billion each. However, banking sources stress that outflows
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