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Draft bill sees millions in savings and revenues from variety of bailout interventions
EconomyProgrammeto the amounts paid out in pensions to early retirees before and after they reach 67. The savings are seen at 3.... 2) The rise in the advance payment of tax for farmers (from 27.5 percent to 55 percent) and self... income) is anticipated to result in incremental revenues of 370 million for 2015. 3) The increase
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Opinion polls indicate fragmentation, close election race
PoliticsGreek Politicsin agreement on several key factors: 1) SYRIZA has a narrow lead of 2 to 3 percentage points over New Democracy 2) SYRIZA’s support has been falling dramatically over the last two months and now stands somewhere between 25 and 28 percent, compared to 36.3 percent in the January vote 3) New Democracy’s
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Pension reform to be one of new government's toughest challenges in next weeks
EconomyProgrammeeurozone officials recently stated that pension reforms are also key for unlocking the next tranche of 3... in an annual increase in revenues by 854 million euros (0.5 percent of GDP). 2) Gradual elimination..., 344.7 million in 2018 and 455.3 million in 2019. 3) Integration into the Unified Auxiliary
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Newsletter 220 -20/09/2019
almost 3 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund, a move the government hopes will leave... activity this week centred around plans to pre-pay almost 3 billion euros to the IMF ahead of schedule...’ approval put the process on hold. Greece’s quota with the Fund is just above 3 billion euros
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Draft budget sees EU funds fuelling recovery of 7.5 pct in 2021, after 8.2 contraction this year
EconomyMacroeconomyto September this year, it would shave off 3 percentage points of the growth to 4.5 pct, with a fiscal impact of 2 percentage points, leading to a primary deficit of 3 pct of GDP. Fiscal On the fiscal...) will be a key driver for growth, adding 2 pct of GDP growth, from the 5.5 billion euros of inflows
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
expired is on July 2. Mitsotakis suggested that it was never in his thinking as picking that date... a decline of more than 3 points, followed by SYRIZA on 26.1 pct and PASOK on 9.2 pct, both of which... be amassed by parties falling short of the 3 pct threshold for entering Parliament. In terms of seats after
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin next month’s vote, as well as a second ballot that could follow on July 2. The Pulse poll published... vote, to 11 pct. There has also been an increase of 2 points, to 38 pct, in the percentage of Greeks..., up by 1 point since earlier in the month. Ellines is unchanged, on 3 pct. On Thursday, former
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Newsletter 379 - 05/05/2023
-nationalist Greek Solution on 3 pct and the same share of the vote as radical left MeRA25. Above them... Greek Solution, while 20 pct are expected to back 2 smaller far-right parties. Just 4 pct say... take it above the 3 pct threshold. SYRIZA is still hoping that the opinion polls will be proved wrong
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Newsletter 397 - 13/10/2023
. In the publication of its latest World Economic Outlook, the Fund sees the Greek economy growing by 2 pct... will in fact pick up pace next year, rising to 3 pct, from 2.3 pct this year. Investments are seen moving... in their growth outlook, as the Bank of Greece also sees growth close to 3 pct in 2024. Speaking to Reuters
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Newsletter 418 - 29/03/2024
until 3 March, raising questions about who downloaded the audio from the Hellenic Railways... costs across the EU, with the Greek figure rising by 1 euro to 15.7 euros/hour, also up by around 2... points, from -4.2 points in the previous month. The services index increased by 2 points to 39.2. Retail
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