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PPC, Hellenikon present government with first test of problem solving mettle
                Economy. Hellenikon, bond sale The government has also staked a lot of credibility on getting the 8 billion-euro
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Primary cash balance at deficit of 24 mln in Jun
                EconomyMacroeconomythat during the first six months of the year, the PIB balance has worsened by 775 million euros
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Travel balance up by 7.8 pct in May, aggregate visitors edge down 0.9 pct
                EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance rose to 1.36 billion euros in May from 200.3 million euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This reflects an annual rise of 7.8 percent. Receipts came to 1.61 billion euros, increasing by 9.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments also increased by 18.4
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Hatzidakis announces strategy for partial privatisation of PPC
                EconomyFeaturesThe government has announced its plans for rescuing the state electricity firm, the Public Power Corporation (PPC) and save it from collapse. Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis unveiled the government’s plans in Parliament on Monday in the context of the general outlining by New Democracy of its
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Overdue social security contributions decrease slightly to 35.11 bln in Q2
                EconomyMacroeconomythat for the relevant period in 2018, and represented a rise of 4.3 million QoQ. Overall, KEAO has collected revenues
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Industrial production rises by 0.3 pct in Jun and 1.2 pct in 6-month period
                EconomyMacroeconomy-on-month to stand at 1.7 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 3.7 points. Additionally
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Budget primary surplus reaches 1.78 bln in July, almost double target
                EconomyMacroeconomyhas under-executed spending by 627 million euros. Interest payments came to 3.63 billion, 189 million
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Primary cash balance surplus at 1.52 bln in July
                EconomyMacroeconomyseven months of the current year, the PIB balance has worsened by 842 million euros. The Ministry
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Travel balance rises 15.7 pct in June, aggregate visitors drop 0.5 pct
                EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance rose to 2.42 billion euros in June from 1.36 million euros in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This reflects an annual rise of 15.7 percent. Receipts came to 2.62 billion euros, increasing by 16.4 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments also increased by 25.3
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Moody's holds on rating update stressing need for reform
                EconomyMoody’s was expected to complete the latest round of ratings reviews for Greece after S&P in spring and Fitch earlier in August. However the rating agency held back from any action and did not update its rating for the country. This is not the first time that Moody’s has taken a more cautious
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