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Aided by underspend, budget primary surplus reaches 1.84 bln in 5-month, 792 mln above target
EconomyMacroeconomyin April. Furthermore, the budget balance posted a deficit of 1.24 billion, down by almost one
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Greece secures next bailout tranche, moves towards deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will be more robust than the one made at the May 2016 Eurogroup. It is still doubtful, though, that this would
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Primary cash balance posts deficit of 316 mln in first 5 months
EconomyMacroeconomya year ago. As previously noted, this year’s figure includes a one-off item of around 2 billion
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Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto present a much more hopeful picture in the months ahead. One potential stumbling block in the immediate
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
PoliticsGreek Politicsgained prominence again because reports this week suggested that one of the convicts, Makis
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In the case of Greek debt, it's the "how" that's missing
AgoraOver the period of nine months that it took to complete the second programme review, the role of the International Monetary Fund as Alexis Tsipras’s strongest ally to secure debt relief was one of the many curved balls that flew past the Greek prime minister. Working under the assumption
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HRADF's updated asset development plan sets out next batch of privatisations
EconomyProgrammeconsideration of 915 million. One of the most important privatisation projects relates to the launch
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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to overcome one of the domestic problems that has been troubling it over the last few days but others are likely to fester. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took the lead on Monday evening in a bid to end the strike by refuse collectors. With a heatwave on the way and trash
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Credit contraction slightly accelerates to 1 pct in May on deductions of 395 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy(-24.4 percent). One of the biggest obstacles for the much-anticipated credit expansion remains
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Some relief for coalition but bold claims about programme exit a concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatened to block the next bailout disbursement to Greece if the matter was not resolved, as one
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