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Budget surplus overshoots 11M target due to lower primary expenditure, investment spending
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros so the aggregate balance in the period beat its target by more than 3.5 billion euros..., 10 million higher than the target. Income tax revenues rose by close to 3 percent to 12.02 billion..., in the year to date, ordinary expenditure edged down by 1 percent to 42.41 billion, lower than
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Unemployment at 18.6 pct in October as unemployed fall by 12.2 pct year-on-year
EconomyMacroeconomyforce came to 4.72 million in October, slightly lower than the figure of 4.76 million noted in September... Ministry’s Ergani database for November showed that there were 33,249 more departures than hirings. Compared to November 2017, there were an additional 5,972 hirings than departures. Total hirings
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 2046. These funds will be included in state coffers as of January 2019 rather than December as had..., expenditure was more or less unchanged YoY at 49.75 billion, lower than the target by 572 million. PIB PIB revenues came to 788 million in December, notably higher than the previous month’s figure of 165
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S&P keeps B+ rating and positive outlook, stresses factors for stronger growth
Economyportion of Greece’s government debt representing less than 20 percent of the total stock, or less than 40 percent of GDP. The last disbursement of the programme that went towards the build-up... in the long term. In the absence of further reforms, S&P thinks that Greece cannot grow more than 3
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Primary surplus confirmed at 3.34 bln in Dec, misses annual target by 367 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 2046. These funds will be included in state coffers as of January 2019 rather than December... was more or less unchanged YoY at 49.76 billion, lower than the target by 564 million. The MoF noted... revenues came to 788 million in December, notably higher than the previous month’s figure of 165
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Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsis more than the committee of wise men appointed to examine the issue recommended. Their suggestion... that as more fertile ground to win votes than the economy. The conservatives highlighted, for instance, the fact that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is still referring to his country as “Macedonia” rather than
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Hirings balance negative by 22,333 in January
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance turned negative in January with 22,333 more departures than hirings... system showed. Compared to January 2018, there were 5,791 more departures than hirings. Ergani.... The biggest negative balance was seen in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 8,473 more departures than
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsor even earlier than the European Parliament vote if Tsipras decides that his party is on course... opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two parties is much larger than 3.5 points, Georgidis’s... much narrower than the opinion polls suggest, thereby dispelling the impression that New Democracy
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Displaying seasonal features, Feb hirings balance beats last year by 11,212 jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance turned sharply positive in February with 27,840 more hirings than departures... balance was seen in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 10,167 more hirings than departures... more firings than hirings. Broken down by employment activity in each sector, the three highest
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Unfavourable views of EU strongest in Greece, survey indicates
Societytheir country rather than made it stronger. Fifty nine percent of Greeks also felt that immigrants are more to blame for crime in their country than other groups, the highest of all surveyed countries Regarding... with 81 percent saying Germany played a more important role today than it did 10 years ago
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