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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 916 mln in May on higher expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a surplus of 916 million euros in the first five months of 2019, compared to a surplus of 853 million noted in May 2018, the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) final budget execution bulletin showed on Tuesday. The primary surplus surpassed its target by 2.29 billion euros
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Annual report shows majority of debt in official hands on favourable terms
EconomyThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) annual debt bulletin for 2018 has outlined the government's strategy for the management of its debt across 2018. The report outlined that Greece's exit from its economic support programme led to the release of the final 15 billion euro tranche. Of this, 9.5 billion
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesthe distribution of the so-called “social dividend” in 2017, SYRIZA’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos argued
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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a new Ministry for Digital Policy. Christos Staikouras is likely to be the next Finance
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Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinance minister Yannis Varoufakis, are right on the 3 percent threshold for gaining seats in the next
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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStaikouras looks set to head the Finance Ministry, where he held a more junior ministerial portfolio
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Eurogroup emphasises limited room for discussion on fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammewith the former SYRIZA government, which was represented on Monday by outgoing Alternate Finance
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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agoraby former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. The nine MPs it elected are like nine middle fingers raised
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CPI falls by 0.3 pct in June after 13 months of rises
EconomyMacroeconomy(-6.5 percent). The SYRIZA Finance Ministry’s latest projection contained in the Medium-Term Fiscal
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Mitsotakis holds inaugural cabinet meeting, lines up first draft legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsministries. Former Finance Ministry official Stelios Petsas, another key Mitsotakis aide from the previous
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