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Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
EconomyFeaturesthe falling borrowing costs will be reflected in the budget’s interest bill.
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Unemployment rate at 20.7 pct in October, previous month revised upwards
EconomyMacroeconomyrate of 22.8 percent. In its final budget for 2018 the Greek government revised unemployment figures
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammefrom the programme in the summer. The ministry made no mention of this amount but in the 2018 budget
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat its annual budget is set to increase from 650 million euros to 910 million and that around 90 percent
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Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUnion of Centrists, also voted with the coalition during the ballot on the 2018 budget in December
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Cabinet reshuffle and new bond issue coming up next for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsa total of 154. Megaloeconomou’s move was expected after she voted for the 2018 budget in December, only
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesprojects, with 42 percent of the budget (around 9 billion euros) allocated to the energy sector
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Fourth review begins, with Athens and creditors also focussing on post-MoU era
EconomyProgrammepicture of this year’s budget execution and whether Greece is on track to reach its 3.5 percent of GDP
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Unemployment rate at 20.8 pct in Dec as employed rise by 107,687 in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyforecast anticipated a rate of 21.8 percent for 2017 and 20.4 percent in 2018. In its final budget
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Consumer price index turns positive in February with 0.1 pct rise
EconomyMacroeconomyand hotels, cafes and restaurants. The Finance Ministry’s projection in the budget sees the HICP rising
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