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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
EconomyGreece’s budget execution to November showed a primary surplus of 1.21 billion euros from a deficit of 1.42 billion last year, according to the preliminary data released by the Ministry of Finance... of discussions on December 11, sources from the Finance and Development ministries told reporters
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PASOK and DIMAR head for do-or-die moment
PoliticsGreek Politicsdue to the fact that former Finance Minister Filippos Sachinidis was one of the deputies who signed the request. The 50-year-old served for a while as Venizelos’s deputy at the Finance Ministry, when
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agorathe main decision-making vehicle. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble argued recently... by their finance minister. A carbon copy response was given by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter
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Greece closes 2013 with 691 mln budget primary surplus despite late investment spend
EconomyMacroeconomyof Finance (MoF) on Tuesday. The state budget deficit narrowed 65.9 percent to 5.35 billion (2.9... in the negotiations with the troika. That said, Finance Minister Yannis Sournaras said
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Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
Economythe capital buffer to as a backstop facility for upcoming or future banks’ capital needs. Finance.... When taking all this into consideration, the chances of the Greek Finance Ministry being able
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politics, thereby forcing the Finance Ministry to find the equivalent savings elsewhere. However, this appears... to find fiscal equivalents on a permanent basis,” Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told
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Greece and troika: Bailout tranche, funding gap and debt relief still pending
PoliticsGreek Politicsmuch ground to cover in terms of structural reforms. Following Monday's Eurogroup in Brussels, Finance... in September. Stournaras added that this would allow eurozone finance ministers to approve the next
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomydata released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The state budget surplus jumped to 595 million from... and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras have stressed that the 2013 primary surplus will be well above
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Despite payment of some arrears, total reached 4.6 bln at end of 2013
EconomyMacroeconomy, according to the bulletin released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday. The disclosed gg data... and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras have recently stated that the final outcome for 2013 primary surplus
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Greek primary budget surplus doubles to 835 mln in Jan but below target
Economyto the final data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on February 24. The state budget surplus jumped... with the resumption of discussions with the troika mission with the inaugural meetings with the Finance
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