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  1. Strong VAT, income tax revenue and restrained spending drive strong primary surplus in Sep

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 9.45 billion euros up to September, compared to a surplus of 8.76 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on M...

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  2. Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , which was unusual for the Greek government when dealing with such incidents, may have been... that it was unusual for the main opposition party in Greece to blame the government during a mini-crisis

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  3. The IMF crisis and how to solve it
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    Agora

    set up when monetary policy credibility was at a low ebb; a strong analogy with the Fund. Now... recommendations made to the Executive Board. There needs to be individual accountability. Post-event

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  4. Tsipras points to debt relief roadmap as deal clincher
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave the impression of a man who is not willing to compromise as he launched a strong attack on lenders in a speech to SYRIZA MPs on Tuesday but there was also a clear... on a path the Fund considers sustainable, but are not considering its recommendations for debt relief

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  5. Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015

    Newsletters

    large, competitive firms with a strong international presence. At the same time, the continuing... ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy recommendations issued by the IMF

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  6. Slow progress on fiscal, impasse on labour keep review deal on hold
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as Athens believes that it has a strong case given that there is a commitment from the eurozone... of recommendations last September, including on the issue of collective bargaining, which the government

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  7. Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
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    Agora

    and competitiveness, due to slow implementation in the face of strong opposition from vested interests.” All... supports the recommendations made by the eight-member panel of Greek and international experts

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  8. Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    should be a challenging autumn, when another strong push will be needed by Prime Minister Alexis...’s 371 recommendations when the last review was concluded in June. Arrears and taxes On top

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  9. Newsletter 161 -11/05/2018

    Newsletters

    . As with the previous month, a strong increase in exports compared to imports led the way... and those where the recommendations put forward by assessors vary substantially. The lack of real

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  10. IMF paper suggests shadow economy still thriving

    EconomyFeatures

    be taken to tackle the problem, the IMF noted that the size of the shadow economy has a strong inverse relationship to per capita income. One of the Washington-based organisation's main recommendations

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