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Growing Covid threat foils government's attempt to look ahead
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Finance Ministry’s fiscal plan may have to be rewritten. Also, having such a key sector struggle so
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Newsletter 306 - 23/07/2021
support and if this season proves nearly as bad as in 2020, the Finance Ministry’s fiscal plan may have
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Budget primary deficit reaches 9.09 bln for H1, up almost 3 bln on 2020
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 9.09 billion euros in the first half of 2021, compared with a deficit of 6.1 billion in the same period of 2020, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for June released on Monday. The primary balance beat
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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFinance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis told ANT-1 TV that the government has spent 1 billion euros
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Anger over wildfires grows as PM prepares lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the financial aid that will be on offer are not yet known but the Finance Ministry has been consulted
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception
PoliticsGreek Politics, after the economic support measures have been detailed by Finance Minister Christos Staïkouras later
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Budget primary shows deficit of 9.08 bln in July, beating revised target despite revenue shortfall
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 9.08 billion euros in the first seven months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 7.46 billion in the same period of 2020, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for July showed on Monday. The primary balance was above
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Central government debt increases 6.53 bln to 387.3 bln in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt increased by 6.53 billion euros to 387.3 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, from 380.8 billion euros in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Thursday. The current QoQ change is the seventh
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Budget primary confirms deficit of 9.06 bln in July, beating target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 9.06 billion euros in the first seven months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 7.46 billion in the same period of 2020, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for July showed on Wednesday. The primary balance was above
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German elections: An open race to the finish line
AgoraScholz, the current minister of finance and vice-chancellor in Merkel’s cabinet. Contrary to his other
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