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New overdue taxes rise by 610 mln in May, total stock remains above 100 bln for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-month, very slightly up from the previous month’s increase of 243 million. This rise was almost... debt (excluding non-tax categories) picked up to 16.9 percent in May compared to a rate of 14.4
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BoG report outlines benefits of surveillance and scenarios for debt
EconomyBankingup to 2022, reforms in the public administration, prudent labour market changes, improvements in tax policy and keeping up the pace of privatisations. Debt In its own DSA, once all measures of debt
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeDuring his visit to Athens on Tuesday, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici seemed to suggest that Greece might not have to implement the pension cuts that have been lined up... and providing it with a political boost in the build-up to the next elections. During his speech
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General govt primary cash surplus at 1.65 bln in May on slower expenditure decline
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, arrears of SSFs made up the majority of overall arrears and stood at 1.08 billion euros... decline in Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) guarantees, which make up 42 percent of the total
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SYRIZA targets pensions boost as New Democracy builds on poll lead
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the measure to be reversed. The minimum wage is also shaping up as another bone of contention between..., MRB, Marc) shows New Democracy leading SYRIZA 13.4 percent, up from 10.4 percent in January
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S&P: Greek covered and securitised bonds rated investment grade for first time since 2011
EconomyBanking, but broadly in line with the institutions and other organisations. Growth will pick up to 2.4 percent... lower than last year’s MTFS when the economic recovery was projected to accelerate with GDP up
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Commission sets out parameters for post-programme enhanced surveillance
EconomyProgrammeto the agreed waiver of the step-up interest rate margin related to the debt buy-back tranche of the second... will initially be set up for six months but can be renewed. “It can be renewed every six months and is likely
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Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
EconomyProgrammemigrants from Germany and Berlin agreeing to speed up family reunifications for refugees in Greece... offered alternative fiscal measures to make up for the revenues that would be lost from not raising VAT
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the fires. Also, the Finance Ministry will set up a special account for donations from the public... to be any possibility of the tragedy in Mati speeding up the end of the coalition’s tenure. However
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Disposable income grows by 2.1 pct in Q1, gross savings continue to shrink
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek household disposable income grew by 2.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, picking up from the increase of 0.4 percent noted in the previous quarter, according to Hellenic... billion. Social security contributions edged up by 0.1 percent compared to an increase of 2.5
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