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Eurozone set to give next govt until Sept to address fiscal issues
EconomyProgrammemeets again in July. There is a meeting of eurozone finance ministers scheduled for July 8... finance minister is likely to have to set out what fiscal measures the new government plans to take... it will fall short of the target by about 1.2 billion euros. This was dismissed by Finance Minister
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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingFinance Minister Christos Staikouras was due to meet the CEOs of Greece’s four systemic banks... the plan was submitted to the European Commission by Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Zavvos. Although... that the government has decided to give Finance Minister Christos Staikouras oversight of the plan, although
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Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeby the technical teams. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras held meetings on Wednesday with the heads... on their capital base. The Finance Ministry is mindful of the consequences such a payout would have on its... that relate to the core policy framework of the Greek government, the reduction of taxes. Finance
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Amid Eurogroup stalemate, Athens focusses on extra liquidity available after ECB move
Economyon Wednesday morning that after 16 hours of negotiations, no agreement could be reached and that finance ministers will reconvene for another remote discussion on Thursday. In a statement, Greek Finance... the emergency nature of the situation. Tweeting after the end of the teleconference, Dutch Finance
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Newsletter 249 -08/05/2020
as the Greek Finance Ministry, seen just short of 20 percent, recovering to 16.8 percent in 2021. On the fiscal... this year, before dropping to 182.6 percent of GDP next year. On Sunday night, the Greek Finance Ministry... the European Commission’s guidance. The Finance Ministry acknowledges that the pandemic will have
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EIB investment survey points to diminished investment appetite
EconomyFeaturesof their investment through external finance in the past financial year (26 percent) rising from 18... of internal finance (76 percent) than large firms (61 percent). Bank loans continued to make up the highest share of external finance (75 percent), up from 67 percent in the previous survey and higher
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Minister's clash with catering sector highlights pitfalls ahead as pandemic squeezes economy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Finance Ministry is desperately searching for ways to fund more relief measures for businesses... on Wednesday that the Finance Ministry is thinking of directing another 2.6 billion euros towards its... a day after Finance Minister Christos Staikouras confirmed in a radio interview that the 7.5-billion
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Newsletter 303 - 02/07/2021
percentage point. To Vima indicated that The Finance Ministry’s assumptions that RRF and EU.... Finance Minister Christos Staikouras reportedly took a similar stance in his talks with Greek bankers... to make more liquidity available and to do so at low interest rates. The Finance Ministry is expecting
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Govt grabs opportunity offered by escape clause to entice voters with support package
Economyby their respective finance ministers, urging fiscal discipline and containment of the excessive debt..., to finance extensive support spending of 25 billion euros and to leverage low interest rates thanks... and the Finance Ministry designed a package that included the extension of measures already
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agoradifficult phase of the Greek crisis). The Ministry of Finance publishes a detailed excel spreadsheet... Varoufakis in the Ministry of Finance, broadly continued this trend. The first SYRIZA government..., and Varoufakis was replaced by Euclid Tsakalotos as the new finance minister. But then, the second SYRIZA
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