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Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
EconomyProgramme, stressed the need to focus on the medium- and long-term, rather than “short-term popular measures... than 5 percent. “The Greek authorities have informed us that they hope to prepay the part
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis tone down personal attacks but intensify clash over policies
PoliticsGreek Politicswas a contentious political figure who drew stinging criticism from his rivals. Less than 48 hours later... evidence of Mitsotakis’s “neoliberal” tendencies and his intention to favour the elite, rather than
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Building permits drop by 5.1 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the year is roughly 84 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new builds. The most recent quarterly Bank of Greece (BoG
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residences. As banks put sales rather than write-offs at the forefront of their NPL reduction... and the residual mortgage. So, properties will have to be worth less than 250,000 euros, while the housing loan
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IMF highlights bailout shortcomings in latest admission of programme errors
EconomyProgrammethan one-third, predominantly in low-income countries, included fiscal expansion to support growth... the fiscal adjustments were sharp and less growth-friendly than initially anticipated achieved by cutting
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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer
PoliticsGreek Politicsit is a pension payment, rather than a benefit, under law taxes and contributions have to be withheld. He..., which all point to a victory of more than five points for the opposition party. In terms of economic
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New overdue taxes rise by 489 mln in Mar, total legacy and new debt at 104.5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymonths of the year showed that new tax debt totalled 2.64 billion, lower than the figure..., slightly lower than the target of 95 percent. Income tax due fell to 13.81 million from 19.8.
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OECD lowers growth forecast, warns Athens to maintain fiscal credibility
EconomyMacroeconomyis seen at 2.1 percent, slightly lower than the 2.2 percent expected in November last year. Growth... state asset sales, which could attract additional financing are progressing much slower than thought
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Payment plans for overdue debts launched as Athens looks for revenue boost
EconomyProgrammemade, according to reports. In the similar scheme for unpaid taxes, 13,000 applications and more than... reversal than we anticipated,” said the ratings agency in a note. “In particular, repealing
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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat if the difference in the European elections is more than 4 points, the positive measures taken... a considerable lead for the opposition party, the gap projected by Pulse is a point lower than
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