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IMF raises growth forecast for 2019, lowers sharply medium-term expectations
EconomyMacroeconomysubstantially from a previous 1 percent to 2.5 percent. However, the Fund revise downward its GDP growth
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In updated forecasts, IMF sees Greece meeting fiscal targets and debt falling
EconomyMacroeconomyon the other hand, will stay broadly unchanged at 48.1 percent of GDP in 2018 and drop by 1 percentage point
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Building permits rise by 9.8 pct in July, up by 8.4 pct in 7-month period
EconomyMacroeconomyQ4 2008. For 2017 as a whole, the decline in property prices came to an average drop of 1 percent
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomy(15.2 percent). Around 1 percent of pensioners are aged 25 or under, and receiving pensions due
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Athens and lenders yet to agree on how to drop pension cuts without creating fiscal gap
EconomyMacroeconomywas the equivalent of 1 percent of GDP, or 1.8 billion euros. Athens expects that it will beat its
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there is not enough fiscal space to scrap the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts, adopt almost 800 million
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IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal
EconomyProgrammeas of January 1. The government is also in the process of drafting legislation to hand over backpay
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Newsletter 181 -2/11/2018
for the contributions to be reduced by a third. They will fall from 20 percent to 13.3 percent as of January 1
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Athens ready to start legislating fiscal measures despite ongoing talks over 2019 budget
EconomyProgrammethey expect in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts does not go ahead. It has been suggested
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General govt primary cash surplus at 5.21 bln in September, arrears fall by 411 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyby 6.28 billion euros. Bank of Greece lending was unchanged and came to 2.38 billion euros, or under 1
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