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Parliament's budget office sees Greek recovery finely poised
EconomyMacroeconomy, this is mainly attributed to an improvement in the services’ balances, on higher than expected tourism... that the Greek economy could grow by more than expected this year but that a series of concerns... weigh on the recovery. The PBO estimates that the economic recovery this year may be stronger than
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Fool Britannia
Agorahimself a more skilful political tactician than Cameron, which is quite an overwhelming thought. You’re... political system showed more durability and poise than we had thought until now, especially given.... Possibly Greek society proved more mature and less hateful than it gets credit for. Maybe Greece
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Newsletter 98 - 02/12/2016
. Rather than the criticism of his decision to fly to Havana, Tsipras will probably have been more... higher than last year’s figure of 3.05 billion, which is also attributed to the ongoing loan... than the 0.5 percent QoQ rise recorded in the flash estimates released on November 14
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Tsipras takes stage for launch of book and would-be political manifesto
PoliticsGreek Politics. They dismissed it as little more than a personal rebranding exercise, designed to secure relevance rather than to offer substantive solutions. Government sources stressed that Greece’s democratic... at political survival rather than national progress. PASOK was equally scathing, framing Tsipras’s
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October C/A deficit drops to 351 mln, down 39.1 pct over year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's October current account (C/A) balance showed the deficit shrinking to 351 million euros... travel receipts, and an improvement in the balance of current transfers by 84 million. Despite..., the year-to-date C/A balance remains positive with a surplus of 2.20 billion from deficit of 3.38
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Greek primary budget surplus reaches 712 mln in first half of 2014
Economy(by 166 million) and Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance (by 132 million). The monthly data... billion, which was 2.9 percent short of target. The outperformance of the PIB balance, which... million in May. In addition the PIB balance turned positive showing a surplus of 87 million in June
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Credit contraction rises to 1.6 pct in Jan on extended deductions of 885 mln
EconomyMacroeconomymonths. As a result, the outstanding balance fell to 93.78 billion. The January flow in loans to sole..., with the balance edging down to 13.11 billion. On the household front, the acceleration in deductions led the outstanding balance to 87.09 billion, mostly reflecting an ongoing downswing in mortgages
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Deposits stay positive with 870.1 mln inflow in April
EconomyMacroeconomyconsecutive months. Overall, the outstanding balance of private sector deposits increased to 126.98... the second highest for the year so far. The balance for the same month last year showed outflows... by 410.3 million during the period. The total balance for the aggregate period last year showed
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Primary cash surplus at 6.4 bln in year to date, expenditure rises during May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash balance recorded a surplus of 6.40 billion euros... cash balance posted a deficit of 1.67 billion euros, representing a worsening by 1.35 billion euros... (PIB) balance showed a deficit of 263 million in May, deepening from the deficit of 121 million
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General govt primary cash surplus at 6.68 bln in October, arrears rise by 9 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The balance for local governments came to 450 million euros, continuing to gain ground from a year ago when the equivalent figure came to 317 million. The balance for extrabudgetary funds increased... budget primary balance showed a rise of 360 million euros to come to a surplus of 3.48 billion euros
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