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Athens grapples with awkward reduction of tax-free threshold
EconomyProgrammelegislated last May an income tax reform yielding 1 percent of GDP by 2018. This included an increase... of 7,723 euros), Greece could achieve 1 billion euros in savings that could sustainably finance... euros. The incremental revenues are seen at 1.8-2 billion euros (around 1 percent of GDP
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China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoraplayers with different, at times conflicting agendas. The 16+1 cooperation format enables countries... would undoubtedly benefit more if they are operated on the basis of two-way traffic. [1] Countries... project is first and foremost about trade expansion. The existing 16+1 format focuses on the willingness
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CPI grows by 0.7 pct in October, positive for 10 successive months
EconomyMacroeconomythe 1 percent rise of September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday... index of consumer prices (HICP) eased to a rise of 0.5 percent in October compared to a 1 percent rise... rose by 0.1 percent in October, driven mostly by rises in the price of clothing and footwear (+1
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.05 bln in July on lower PIB expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy. Despite coming to a deficit, the balance beat its target by just over 1 billion euros. On a monthly..., above target by 188 million euros. Tax refunds rose by just under 1 percent to 2.33 billion, below..., while VAT revenues also rose by 1 percent to 9.12 billion. On a monthly basis, indirect taxes rose
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
Economyfiscal consolidation effort worth over 4 billion euros, or 2 percent of GDP. Following Asmussen’s comment, reports in the Greek media suggested that additional fiscal measures of between 2 and 3... promising there would be no new austerity measures in 2014, to find another 2 to 3 billion euros of savings
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Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts
Agorait grounded. Last week’s suggestion that Athens would have to find about 2 billion euros more... about 4 billion euros, or 2 percent of GDP, of measures and Samaras knows that convincing Greeks more... spending has been reduced to a drip feed. While there is still waste that can be addressed, finding 2
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsand International Monetary Fund, who are reportedly demanding an extra 2 billion euros in cuts next year... weeks have claimed that the troika wants another 2 billion euros to be found in 2014 but Greek media... eurocrats and troika whisperers, however, talk of €2 billion for 2014 budget. #Greece — Juergen Baetz
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Newsletter 4 - 21/11/2014
percent incorporated in the medium-term fiscal strategy (MTFS) and the 2 percent in the draft budget... an increase in both the manufacturing as well as the mining and quarrying sectors by 1.8 and 2 percent... grew to 3.75 billion, a rise of 56.3 percent year on year. 2 Waiting for Godot in Greece
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The immediate economic and financial hurdles for the new Greek government
EconomyProgramme2 billion euros and new funding could stem from extraordinary T-Bill issues of 1.5 – 2 billion... at circa 2 billion. However, since the previous government has exhausted the 15-billion-euro limit
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Newsletter 80 - 01/07/2016
. Meanwhile, credit contraction remains unabated, with the drop rate accelerating slightly to 2 percent... in April. Bank credit contracts Bank credit contracted by 2 percent in May, up from 1.9 percent a month... year. Contraction reflects negative flow of 275 million from the household lending sector. 2 Fool
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