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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
government has broadly converged with the institutions on a fiscal gap of 3 percent of GDP (5.4.... The government has also proposed a lowering of the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 to 9,100 euros, which... of understanding, while the government has proposed an increase in the tax rate on dividends from 10 to 15
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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras was briefed last night on the content of lenders’ proposals and everything points to him having his work cut out to convince his party to support the deal if he reaches the point where he accepts it. Tsipras held lengthy ta...
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IMF comments, blog leave no doubt credible debt relief has to be agreed soon
EconomyProgrammeAlmost two weeks after the publication of its Article IV consultation report on Greece, including its updated debt sustainability analysis, the IMF published on Thursday evening a blog with the Fund’s perspective on dealing with sovereign debt. The arti...
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Newsletter 224 -25/10/2019
and other standards. There has also been concern over the labour market deregulation measures included... ahead with the diaspora vote which has long been in demand by Greece’s overseas voters. the government can prepare to share out the additional surplus from this year’s budget, which has been estimated
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Newsletter 433 - 20/09/2024
, particularly those who have previously served in government, as well as Doukas, who has received strong... this, she argued that she has the political experience and knowledge necessary to help PASOK grow... vote, Androulakis has the lead on 27 pct, followed by Diamantopoulou and Doukas on 22 pct. The only
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in April
EconomyMacroeconomyby 2.2 points in April after falling by 1.1 points in the previous month and stood at -72.2. This marked..., this indicator has risen by 12.1 points. The industry confidence indicator rose by 1.1 points in April after... and landed at -53.5. In the last twelve months, the sharpest rise of 21.9 points has been posted
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Banks try to build on growing confidence
EconomyBankinggrowth of 2 percent this year and 2.2 percent in the next, with much of its outlook based on Athens... at 16.31 billion. Since the start of the year, Eurosystem funding has fallen by approximately 17.37... basis in the first six months of the year. Piraeus Bank has become the second Greek bank
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Wages index drops for first time in two years, declining by 1.2 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyquarter (Q3) of 2019, following an increase of 2.2 percent in Q2, Hellenic Statistical Authority... came to 105.2, down from 105.9 in Q2. As of the current quarter, the index has been above the 100-point mark since Q1 of 2017, equal to ten consecutive quarters. It has also stayed above the 105-point
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
of their remarkable recent gains with the yield on benchmark 10-year bonds has settled around the 2.2 percent level... Mitsotakis has picked his new cabinet, held a first meeting with his ministers and decided the first... foresee the scrapping of the university asylum provisions. has a team of three deputy minister
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Tormenting Greece with a distorted picture
Agorafelt that another fudge would ensue but the Fund has so far made it clear it will not accept any messy compromises. This is primarily what has caused the review to be prolonged. This is primarily what has caused the review to be prolonged. We shouldn’t forget that since the December 5 Eurogroup
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