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After talks with lenders, Greece returns to list of tasks to secure next bailout payment
EconomyProgrammefor the disbursement of those funds. Privatisations On the privatisation front, the most contentious issues concern... from being transferred for national security reasons. Other pending actions on privatisations involve... privatisation and investment fund (HCAP), the voluntary declaration of income and electronic
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Fourth review talks move along but some obstacles yet to be cleared
EconomyProgrammethat it maintains its target of collecting 2.65 billion euros. Privatisations Privatisations were also... a discussion about the privatisation of gas supply firm DEPA and that there would be an attempt... representatives who met with the institutions proposed a new plan for the privatisation of 10
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Newsletter 119 - 19/05/2017
from Greece’s creditors is positive and that there are strong prospects for an agreement on May 22... widened from 77 million in Q1 to 937 million, largely reflecting a strong underspend, with primary... and in indirect taxes by 275 million to 26.72 billion. In contrast, privatisation proceeds were
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Budget primary surplus at 1.94 bln in H1, beating target by 1.5 bln on underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyto a strong underspend. The primary expenditure came in 1.16 billion euros lower than the target, coupled... a strong underspend of 1.16 billion. The latter largely reflects lower social protection, which stood... in the 6-month period to 3.81 billion, slightly (-12 million) below target. Meanwhile, privatisation
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Hatzidakis details plans for PPC, puts forward new CEO
EconomyFeaturesfrom a damaged PPC to a strong one, which entailed the abolition of NOME auctions, a realistic price... for vulnerable households struggling to pay their bills. “A strong administration, with clear guidelines... that the rescue plan for PPC involved the partial privatisation of the Hellenic Electricity
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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
, consumer confidence has shown a strong improvement of 26.3 points. Industry confidence improved by 2.3... a strong improvement of 26.3 points. New overdue taxes rise continues to decelerate Total new and old... reiterated that the rescue plan for PPC involved the partial privatisation of the Hellenic
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PM uses island visit to highlight border control as Tsipras makes decentralisation play
PoliticsGreek Politicsroughly 68 pct of its 2023 electoral base - a relatively strong retention rate, but not strong... and the federation POE-DEYA have gone further, framing the change as privatisation by stealth, since... management. New Democracy has repeatedly denied that water management reform is tied to a privatisation
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Strong VAT, income tax revenue and restrained spending drive strong primary surplus in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 9.45 billion euros up to September, compared to a surplus of 8.76 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on M...
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong opposition to plans to relax restrictions on building and commercial activity at Greek beaches...-privatisation of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) earlier this month, SYRIZA now intends to confront... development. The only aspect linking the two issues is privatisation as in many people’s minds the coastal
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Suspension of Eldorado's mine work deals blow to coalition's investment drive
Economystrong opposition from local residents, activists and SYRIZA largely due to environmental concerns... the acceleration of the privatisation programme. Recent activity On December 14, the Hellenic Republic Asset..., the government also reached an agreement with the institutions on the privatisation of the electricity
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