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A snapshot of the Greek economy
Agorawith the Ministry of Finance’s recent predictions about this year’s performance, provide a great opportunity... to the Ministry of Finance, the Greek government budget achieved a primary surplus of 729 million for January... applications on Economic Growth and Finance. [1] The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP
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Newsletter 200 -29/03/2019
the next round of debt relief measures at the April 5 Eurogroup, where eurozone finance ministers... Eurogroup, where eurozone finance ministers will examine whether the second post-programme review has... two months of 2018, down significantly against last year’s figure of 2.70 billion euros, the Finance
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Athens hopeful release of 970 mln will be approved at Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeThere is growing optimism in Athens that Friday’s informal gathering of eurozone finance ministers... be inspected once it is ready. She indicated that there is a strong possibility that eurozone finance... completed its prior actions and the disbursement can go ahead. If eurozone finance ministers agree
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Early IMF repayment next goal for Athens after concluding second post-MoU review
EconomyProgrammeGreece and its official creditors. As such, the eurozone finance ministers took specific note... for this year. Eurozone finance ministers would also like to see close monitoring of the wage... a process. But from the ESM perspective, I would support it.” Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos
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Debt relief measures move ahead as Athens prepares to use fiscal space
EconomyProgrammea decision by the Eurogroup on April 5, when eurozone finance ministers agreed that Athens had completed... out by Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis at the Euro Working Group meeting. Greece aims... review in Athens on Monday. Speaking at a SYRIZA event in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, Finance
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Athens revises projections in Stabilty Programme, sees more fiscal space in coming years
EconomyProgrammeinto consideration the slowdown in the global economy. The Finance Ministry also notes that the prospects... translates into roughly 5.5 billion euros of fiscal space. It is reported that the Finance Ministry has been... party’s chances and close the gap with New Democracy. The Finance Ministry is confident
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Athens moves ahead with expansionary measures as it waits for lenders' response
EconomyProgramme. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is expected to get a cool reception at Thursday’s Eurogroup due..., the Finance Ministry insisted that the measures are completely compatible with the available.... The finance minister did not indicate when this intervention might be made but noted
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Tsakalotos douses talk of Tsipras facing post-election leadership challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe party’s future and whether Alexis Tsipras will be in a position to continue as party leader. Finance... by the fact that he heads the influential “53” movement within the party. However, the finance... of the younger members of the party should succeed Tsipras when the time comes. The finance minister
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
Greek Solution and radical left MeRA25, led by former finance minister Yannis Varoufakis, are right.... Shadow finance minister Christos Staikouras and New Democracy spokeswoman Sofia Zacharaki denied... will be incorporated into a new Ministry for Digital Policy. Christos Staikouras is likely to be the next Finance
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
government, including the new finance minister Christos Staikouras and ND’s two deputy presidents... held the portfolio in opposition, Staikouras, 45, was the safe choice for finance minister...). Former Finance Ministry official Stelios Petsas, another key Mitsotakis aide from the previous
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