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  1. Strong VAT, income tax revenue and restrained spending drive strong primary surplus in Sep

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  2. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    resuming a negative trend (-18.0 percent in October after a strong 26.2 percent rise in September) also... of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros... in October and 2.4 percent to October, beating target by 14 percent or 300 million. As expected, the ongoing

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  3. Revenues reach 4.3 bln in January, beating target by 258 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in 2016, up 7.6 percent from 2015, beating the target by 1.88 billion. The strong performance largely...Greece’s revenues before tax refunds stood at 4.27 billion euros in January, beating the target by 258 million, according to preliminary figures published by the Independent Authority for Public

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  4. Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of 224 million. For the aggregate period, revenues grew to 1.06 billion, a strong improvement against the figure for the same time last year of 651 million and beating the target by 529 million euros... for the same time last year which showed a deficit of 1.36 million euros, and beating the target by 1.22

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  5. Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    process on the Syrian crisis, while also expressing “serious concerns over the situation in Libya.” The instability in Libya and the presence of jihadists there was highlight by the Egyptian president

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  6. Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the spat with Turkey over its signing of an agreement with Libya regarding the delimitation... is in control of all of Libya, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly told Turkish President

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  7. In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    a maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he

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  8. Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts

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  9. Greece faces dilemma over how to address relations with Turkey

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and especially in the "sea zone between Turkey and Libya". This is what İbrahim Kalin, special adviser... intervention in Libya that does not mean it is willing to risk damaging relations with Ankara in East

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  10. Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    with regards to the Turkey–Libya sea memorandum by claiming that Turkey’s and Libya’s rights

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