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Greece's labour market is austerity's biggest casualty
AgoraMinister Samaras and Finance Minister Stournaras, seem to have placed all their chips on the gradual... and the recession does not exceed the finance ministry’s estimates) and the revenue side of the budget
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Greece on way to 2013 primary surplus as budget outperformed targets by 3.85bn euros to August
Economyby the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Monday. It is also significant that Greece exhibited a primary... government primary surplus in 2013. Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras remains firmly optimistic
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General government bottom line continues to improve with moderate decrease in arrears
EconomyMacroeconomyof Finance (MoF). The released data incorporates SMP income of 1.5 billion recorded in the July budget... arrears of 1.80 billion have been created so far in 2013. Alternate Finance Minister Christos
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2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) tabled the 2014 draft budget to the Greek parliament on Monday with headline figures confirming recent press reports. As was broadly expected, 2014 will be another year... a press briefing on the 2014 draft budget on Monday, Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras
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How Greek banks could cut 2014 financing gap with a bond rollover
EconomyIn an interview with Naftemporiki daily on October 14, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras identified two key sources that could reduce – if not eliminate – the emerging funding gap as of July... meetings. On the contrary, the first solution proposed by the Greek Finance Ministry - rolling over
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When will Greek banks operate as credit institutions again?
Agora, to finance. Credit crunch and disconnecting from financial services The severity of credit... be used · To finance the ‘real economy’; · Maintain an annual growth rate of 3-4 per cent of overall
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Finance Ministry tabled on Thursday the 2014 budget to Parliament without the final approval of the troika since discussions between the two sides on next year’s fiscal gap and other matters have... of Finance (MoF) forecasts the unemployment rate, not comparable with ELSTAT data (last figure at 27.3
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After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
PoliticsGreek Politics, despite German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble suggesting before the German elections that further... to Mega TV on Monday night, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras was confident a deal could be struck
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Support finely balanced as coalition enters make or break December
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat in an interview with Sunday’s To Vima newspaper, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras defended the new... reminiscent of the Greek left than the technocratic finance minister and the coalition he serves
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Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?
Agoraelections in Germany. They were articulated by Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister.... Equally, it would constitute gross negligence, if the Ministry of Finance was not aware
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