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  1. Newsletter 136 - 20/10/2017

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    , missing the target by 101 million euros. The Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) second estimate... in real terms last year rather than the 0 percent estimate released in March. In nominal terms, the economy dropped by 1.2 percent against an initial estimate of 0.1 percent growth. ELSTAT also

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  2. Contraction of 0.1 pct in Q4 sees 2018 GDP fall slightly below target at 1.9 pct
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    released a first estimate of the overall GDP figure for 2018, showing that it grew by 1.9 percent...’s (MoF) final budget estimate of 2.1 percent for 2018. A breakdown of annual components showed... by 7.5 percent, meaning that the initial figures for 2018 have beaten this estimate. Imports of goods

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  3. Newsletter 292 - 09/04/2021

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    of next year. This year’s estimate is marginally lower than the one forecast in the previous WEO... anticipated GDP to shrink by 9.5 pct in 2020, before ELSTAT’s first estimate for a 8.2 pct GDP... and a recovery from next year up to 2026 at -3.5 pct. This year’s estimate is a deterioration from October’s

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  4. GDP grows by 0.1 pct in Q4, up by 1.4 pct in 2017
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    the quarter. ELSTAT also released a first estimate of the overall GDP figure for 2017, showing that it grew... the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) final budget estimate of 1.6 percent. This was driven largely by a 15.7... in November 2017. For 2018, the MoF revised upwards the growth estimate to 2.5 percent from 2.4 percent

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  5. Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
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    ). This is the estimate we use for Greece’s Natural Rate of Unemployment, reflecting reforms that were made during..., which will be growing. We estimate for now an underlying structural interest bill of 4 percent... as the proportion of market-placed debt grows. Finally, we can estimate that Greece needs a structural primary

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  6. IMF revises growth forecasts downwards, emphasising gap with other lenders
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    slightly to 1.8 percent next year. The estimate for this year is a substantial revision from the WEO estimate in October, when the Fund expected Greece to grow by 2.6 percent in 2018. Also, the estimate for 2017 was for 1.8 percent growth, now revised down to 1.4 percent, in line with ELSTAT’s

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  7. Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara

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    of the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts

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  8. Greece faces dilemma over how to address relations with Turkey

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    and especially in the "sea zone between Turkey and Libya". This is what İbrahim Kalin, special adviser... intervention in Libya that does not mean it is willing to risk damaging relations with Ankara in East

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  9. Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
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    with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights

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  10. Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
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    were not acquired by Greece under international law and that they are Turkish territory. In Libya... and designated to enforce the UN Security Council Arms embargo on Libya in place since 2011.

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