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Central gov’t debt rises to 314.6 bln in Q3 on eurozone tranche and GGB redemptions
EconomyGreece’s central government debt rose by 1.75 billion quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 314.55 billion euros at the end of the third quarter (Q3) of 2015 from 312.8 billion at the end of Q2, the Finance Ministry (MoF) debt bulletin displayed on Monday. The ch...
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Central gov’t debt rises to 321.3 bln in Q4, financial aid loans at new high of 220.4 bln
EconomyGreece’s central government debt grew for the third successive quarter in Q4 of 2015 by 6.78 billion euros to 321.33 billion from 314.55 in Q3, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) debt bulletin. The quarterly movement almost fully reflects an increa...
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Central gov net cash position shows deficit reined in from last year to 6.97 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government recorded a primary cash deficit of 6.97 billion euros up to October, from a deficit of 9.04 billion euros last year, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The overall cash deficit was 12.53 billion...
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Central gov primary cash deficit plummets to 9.86 bln in 2021
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government recorded a primary cash deficit of 9.86 billion euros at the end of 2021, from a deficit of 17.82 billion euros last year, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The overall cash deficit was 15.88 b...
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Implementation snags hang over ambitious post-Covid recovery plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. With the post-covid stimulus package emerging as more key to economic recovery than ever in light of ...
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal centred on PASOK MEP Eva Kaili may have given ruling New Democracy some respite from defending its administration against mounting evidence of a domestic spying operation, but an investigation by the EU prosecutor into one of its o...
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agoraname recognition and openly back by the richest man in the world, Elon Musk. The depth
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