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  1. IMF upgrades Greece’s GDP and unemployment rate estimates
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in Parliament the 2017 draft budget, which assumes a GDP contraction of 0.3 percent in 2016, in line

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  2. IMF sees primary surplus of 0.7 pct of GDP in 2017, debt ratio peaking at 184.7 pct

    Economy

    percent in 2019, to 173.1 percent in 2020 and to 169.2 percent in 2021. In the 2017 draft budget

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  3. Unemployment rate falls for second straight month, reaching 23.2 pct in July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    including their unemployment estimates. In particular, the 2017 draft budget foresees the jobless rate

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  4. Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of GDP, as set out in the draft budget, next year. If Tsipras sees an incentive in completing the review

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  5. Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services

    Society

    Greek households devoted a greater portion of their monthly household spend on food, housing and education in 2015 compared to 2008, while a smaller share went on clothing and footwear and health, according to the 2015 Household Budget Survey published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT

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  6. Arrears payments of 915 mln in Aug bring total to 1.4 bln over two months
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    ). In addition, extrabudgetary funds and state budget arrears of 252.1 and 205.8 million respectively

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  7. Stournaras outlines conditions for strong 2017 growth, calls for debt relief measures soon
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Keeping with the draft budget and European Commission’s estimates, the BoG forecasts that growth

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  8. ELSTAT revises 2015 primary surplus downward to 0.15 pct of GDP, slightly ups debt

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that in the 2017 draft budget tabled on October 3, the Finance Ministry pointed to a primary surplus of 1.28

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  9. First round of second review discussions concludes on Thursday

    EconomyProgramme

    sides agreed comprehensive discussions to follow on the 2017 budget and achievement of fiscal targets

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  10. Report reveals institutions’ views on labour market reforms

    EconomyProgramme

    The quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published on Monday revealed the key points that the institutions are focussing on as part of the negotiations on labour market reforms. These are based on a background note titled “Select Labour Market reforms in Greece: Rationale

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