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Public debt jumps by more than 6 bln in Q1, nearing 395 bln in total
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt increased by more than 6 billion euros in the first quarter of 2022 to 394.55 billion euros, from 388.34 billion euros in the final quarter of last year, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Thursday. The current QoQ change is the tenth consecutive
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Enhanced surveillance concludes, but more reforms and tougher fiscal targets lie ahead
EconomyProgrammetool, but the fiscal headaches for the Finance Ministry remain as the centre-right administration
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New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat more are necessary. Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis said on Tuesday that the new
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Inflation and economic bounce boost tax revenues as Jan-Apr budget primary balance beats target by 1.65 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first four months of 2022 was confirmed at a deficit of 799 million euros, compared to a deficit of 6.2 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday. The primary balance
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Budget primary balance to May beats target by wide margin, taxes continue to outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first five months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.49 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 8.14 billion euros in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday. The primary balance beat
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PM eyes pre-election prize as enhanced surveillance draws to conclusion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s imminent exit from the enhanced surveillance regime that followed its three adjustment programmes was confirmed on Thursday, providing the government with another “selling point” it could use on the path to the next elections. The meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Thursday resulted
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros. It is expected that the Finance Ministry will table a supplementary budget in September, when
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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek Politicssmuggling. The party’s shadow finance spokeswoman Efi Achtsioglou noted that Greece’s petrol prices
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Subsidies fuel pre-election mood as SYRIZA starts preparing
PoliticsGreek Politicsconstituency that helped bring the centre-right to power in 2019. The Finance Ministry has set aside
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Parties get into campaign mode as ND mulls possible election dates
PoliticsGreek Politicsof an autumn date, while jockeying for position in post-election scenarios. Last week, former finance
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