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General govt primary cash surplus at 2.42 bln in April, arrears fall by 66 million
EconomyMacroeconomycontributions rose by 3.6 percent to 6.98 billion. Expenditure declined by 244 million euros (1 percent... remained unchanged at 2.85 billion, representing less than 1 percent of the total. Guarantees
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Fall in apartment prices decelerates to 0.2 pct in Q1 for slowest contraction on record
EconomyMacroeconomyin apartment prices has remained under 1 percent. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment... to an average drop of 1 percent, improving against the drop of 2.4 percent in 2016. Apartment prices
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Income and living conditions survey shows persisting inequality
Societythe age of 14. The total population’s risk-of-poverty rate was 20.2 percent in 2017, down by 1 percentage..., falling by 1.8 pps YoY. The rate fell by 1 point for the total population and those aged 18-64
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EC sees relief measures securing debt sustainability despite poorer growth, market access prospects
EconomyProgrammein the latest baseline scenario is seen levelling off at 1 percent in the long-term, which translates... not allow for optimism regarding real long-term growth in excess of 1 percent. Privatisation proceeds
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeto implement the cuts, which aim to reduce pension spending by 1 percent of GDP, might be realised. Moscovici... and reducing the tax-free threshold in 2020 so that another 1 percent of GDP (roughly 1.8 billion euros
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If rising card use in Greece meets EU average, VAT revenues would see 3.3 bln boost - study
EconomyMacroeconomylow at 20.1 percent in 2017 versus the 34.9 percent EU average. The report concludes that every 1... 1 ppt increase of card use as a share of private consumption increased VAT revenues by 1.4 ppt
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IMF voices concerns over long-term debt, sees more relief being needed
EconomyProgramme-term growth cannot exceed 1 percent, and even those assumptions can only be achieved if Greece..., which brings real growth that exceeds 1 percent. In the IMF’s baseline scenerio, although debt-to-GDP
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Building permits up by 4.4 pct in May and 5.3 pct in first five months
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 4.4 percent in May following a rise of 1 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday showed. The latest monthly headline figure marks... drop of 1 percent, improving against the drop of 2.4 percent in 2016. The latest confidence indicator
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammethat cutting pension expenditure by 1 percent of GDP is not necessary in fiscal or structural terms... by October 1 before the economic plan is handed over to the European Commission on October 15 as part
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Athens eyes cancellation of pension cuts as Tsipras prepares Thessaloniki package
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has given its clearest indication yet that it does not intend to implement the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts due next year. Ahead of the first meeting of Alexis Tsipras’s new... on September 10. The main proposals for tax cuts are: 1. A reduction in the basic tax rate from 22 percent
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