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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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August sees third Greek C/A surplus in a row, reaching 1.82 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyimports rose by 4.8 percent. Following September’s strong performance, the 8-month C/A surplus further... an increase of the C/A surplus by 2.2 billion YoY on a comparable basis. The widening of the 8-month C
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomyimprovement in liquidity as well as the further positive impact on budget figures from the strong GDP rebound... percent) compared to imports (+2.2 percent). In contrast, public consumption is seen remaining
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomypercent) and employment activities (up 2.2 percent). Over the past four years, the services sectors... but also recorded strong double-digit growth since Q3 2010, namely legal and accounting services (up 55
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Greek retail sales back on upward course in October after brief dip
EconomyMacroeconomyby 3.7 percent in October from 2.2 percent in September. October’s growth rate is the seventh positive... mixed trends with retail sale not in stores posting strong growth rate (+22.1 percent), while
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Greek Q4 GDP down 0.2 pct QoQ, 2014 nominal GDP stays in recession
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1.4 percent in 2014 accelerating to 1.7 percent in 2015 and further to 2.2 percent in 2016. Gross.... Led by a strong growth in exports of services on buoyant tourism, total exports advanced 8.4 percent
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
Focus on meeting obligations Most critical dates for debt repayments this month fall on April 8–9 After successfully covering its funding needs in March, which, at 2.2 billion euros (excluding... with a strong degree of certainty. The same goes for something like cuts to auxiliary pensions, which
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This is how Greece kept its budget on track in Q1
Agoraexpenditure, which was just 53 million better than target in January, displayed a strong outperformance... the settlement of 2.2 billion euros in tax arrears reached 110 million in the first thirteen days
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Industrial production shoots up by 5 pct in March for highest rise since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomy) and intermediate goods (+2.2 percent). However, the detailed breakdown showed high deviation among... to the strong rebound in March. Similarly to the March performance, the 3-month rise mainly reflects
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How Greek banks were left on the brink
AgoraAlmost a year ago, Greek banks successfully raised 8.3 billion euros in capital increases, which were oversubscribed more than 1.5 times amid strong interest - primarily from international... levels in February (9.6 billion), eased to 2.2 billion in March and then increased again to 4.7 billion
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