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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEaster weekend after another round of inconclusive talks on Wednesday. Alternate Finance Minister.... In comments on Wednesday, Tusk, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem and French Finance Minister... that eurozone finance ministers could meet soon to conclude the review. We have to avoid situation
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammeprevious level of 9,545 euros. The Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos had stressed upon the tabling... is that this will be included in the new draft bill on indirect taxes. In the 2016 budget, the Finance Ministry had... column on OPAP games, which was never implemented. In a non-paper, the Finance Ministry noted
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
Economyas a key area of interest from the eurozone lenders, particularly German Finance Minister Wolfgang... by Alternate Finance Minister Houliarakis, a number of concession agreements will soon be transferred... appointed by the EC and the ESM with the consent of the Greek finance minister. Decisions
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was some last-minute drama prompted by the announcement on Friday from the Finance Ministry... on Saturday to deal with Kammenos’s concerns, before the Finance Ministry announced on Sunday that the measure... finance ministers for the meeting and to assess whether Greece has ticked all the necessary boxes
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsstatistician. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos made it clear at the time that the controversy relates... of the current programme. In this respect, it was significant that Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos... of eurozone finance ministers. The Eurogroup is due to be held on September 9. Apart from wanting
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Newsletter 90 - 30/09/2016
Primary surplus data confirmed Finance Ministry expected to table 2017 draft budget on Monday... of the next sub-tranche of 2.8 billion at the next Eurogroup due on October 10. In addition, the Finance... and that eurozone finance ministers will give the green light for the sub-tranche to be released when they meet
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Budget primary surplus to Sept reaches 5.45 bln on strong revenue performance
EconomyMacroeconomyof 2016 from 2.27 billion last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget execution bulletin... revenues in the coming months. The Finance Ministry will provide a detailed revenue breakdown upon..., 1.91 billion better than the target. The Finance Ministry noted that compared to last year
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After first talks in Athens, Greece and lenders aim for swift progress on second review
EconomyProgramme. Finance Ministry sources noted that the two sides discussed the next steps on HCAP, which include... will be formed and its members selected by the end of the year. In addition, Finance Minister Euclid... in the negotiations, Finance Ministry sources indicated that progress has been made so far, while both parties
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Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
EconomyProgrammeand concluded last Thursday, Finance Ministry sources claimed significant progress was made on most.... Finance Ministry sources also indicated for the first time that the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS... front, Finance Ministry sources said Greece and the institutions agreed on the next steps for the new
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Second review to resume in Athens under severe time pressure
EconomyProgrammewill be equally quick and pave the way for eurozone finance ministers to confirm at the December 5 Eurogroup... relief. During the first phase significant progress was made in most issues, according to Finance... level by November 28, when the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) convenes. This would allow the finance
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