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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 635 mln in June on lower spending
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 635 million euros in the first six months of 2018, the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin for June showed on Tuesday. Last... for the previous month. The balance for June 2017 landed on a surplus of 96 million. The budget balance
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Athens taking more time to consider 2019 measures ahead of budget talks
EconomyProgrammeon the outskirts of Athens is also having an impact on the preparations for next year’s budget... in Athens in September to begin talks regarding next year’s budget. The draft version has.... The coalition will have to submit the final version of the 2019 budget to Greek Parliament in early
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.05 bln in July on lower PIB expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 2.05 billion euros in the first seven months of 2018, the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin for July showed on Friday.... The budget balance in the first seven months of 2018 recorded a deficit of 1.60 billion euros, marking
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Budget primary surplus at 3.14 bln in August as revenues grow and spending falls
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance came to a surplus of 3.14 billion euros in the first eight months of 2018, according to the preliminary budget execution bulletin for August published by the Finance.... The budget balance in the first eight months of 2018 recorded a deficit of 1.24 billion euros, marking
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Budget surplus confirmed at 3.16 billion in August
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 3.16 billion euros in the first eight months of 2018, according to the final budget execution bulletin for August published by the Finance... million euros. The budget balance in the first eight months of 2018 recorded a deficit of 1.22 billion
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Question mark over pension cuts in 2019 draft budget as Athens looks to lenders
EconomyProgrammein which they are not implemented, in the 2019 draft budget due to be submitted to Parliament... budget and that some of the fiscal counter-measures agreed with the institutions would also..., government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos suggested that the draft budget might contain two alternative
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Draft budget contains two scenarios on pensions, charts course within agreed fiscal targets
EconomyMacroeconomythe draft budget for 2019, which contains its fiscal estimates as well as the underlying macro assumptions. This is the first budget since the end of 2009 that is being submitted outside a programme... year. The budget was submitted late in the day, possibly because it coincided with the Eurogroup
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Budget primary surplus at 4.18 bln in Sept as EU co-financed projects fall short
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance came to a surplus of 4.81 billion euros in the first nine months of 2018, according to the preliminary budget execution bulletin for September published by the Finance... seen in August. The balance for the same month last year came to 998 million euros. The budget balance
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IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal
EconomyProgrammelenders to come to an arrangement over the 2019 budget. The Fund has gradually taken a backseat role in the negotiations over the budget and it is believed that when Finance Minister Euclid... year’s budget, even though the organisation would like to see the pension cuts, as well
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EC autumn forecast lowers growth for 2019 on pending budget finalisation
EconomyMacroeconomyinvestment. The EC and the Greek authorities are in talks at the moment to finalise the budget for 2019... the pension cuts gone ahead. It is expected that next year’s policy mix and budget... budget surplus of 0.6 percent of GDP for the duration of the 2018 – 2020 period. The combination
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