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Newsletter 170 -13/07/2018
to commit that the VAT rate will be raised from January 1, 2019 on Chios, Kos, Leros, Lesvos and Samos... rises by 1 pct in June Headline reading stays positive for third month of price rises The latest figure... Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in June following an increase of 0.6 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical
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Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
spending by 1 percent of GDP next year, as had been agreed and legislated last year. The Greek side... would receive before the end of the year around 1 billion euros in backpay. He also announced... rate of VAT from 24 to 22 percent in 2021, with the lower rate dropping 1 percentage point from 13
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agoraof the Netherlands.[1] These books are forward looking and start with an analysis of the demographics of each... from the east and south to the north and west. Table 1 below presents the data per country... in table 1, grew from 344 million to 468 million people between 1950 and 2020. The UN projects
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Where is Odysseus? Part 5 - Productivity
Agoraon the macroeconomy of Greece.[1] In blog 16, we updated Greece’s demographic projections and found... is more easily transmitted in graphs than in lengthy complex tables. Employment. Consider Figure 1, below....[2] The dotted line in Figure 1 shows the employment path that was anticipated in Odysseus’ 2018
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agoraon the macroeconomy of Greece.[1] In blog 16, we updated Greece’s demographic projections and found.... These calculations are reflected in Figure 1 below. The vertical line marks the current year 2022.... This baseline assumes that Greece still sees a recovery in labor productivity to 1 percent a year
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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammeamounting to 1 billion each are linked to the implementation of milestones agreed between the Greek... of 2.9 billion in 2013, Greece will allocate 1 billion to reduce the country’s debt, 1 billion... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members
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Better contribution collection for Greek pension funds but 5.1-bln shortfall looms
Economyunpaid pensions, 1 billion from lump-sums and 450 million from unpaid supplementary pensions. POPOPK... of unemployed surging by 1 million to 1.34 million in Q1 2014 from 364 thousand in Q3 2008. b) 3 billion... actions demanded by the eurozone for the disbursement of the next two bailout sub-tranches of 1 billion
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OECD sees more growth, falling unemployment in Greece
EconomyMacroeconomyconsumer price index is anticipated to peak to -1 percent in 2014 easing to -0.6 percent in 2015... to remain in surplus over the 3-year period at 1.2 percent of GDP in 2014, 1 percent in 2015 and 1.8... (from 26.7 percent) in 2015. An additional drop of 1 pp to 24.1 percent is projected for 2016
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
lenders are demanding new fiscal measures of around 3 billion, which is markedly higher than the 1–1.5... surplus targets to 1 percent of GDP for 2015, 2 percent in 2016, 3 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent..., for the 1 percent primary surplus target to be met, additional measures of 3 billion have to be adopted
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A breakdown of Greece’s revised financing needs as part of its new ESM programme
EconomyProgrammein the August 2015 – 2018 period. This amount incorporates: 1) Amortisation on the Eurosystem ANFA... payments Interest payments are calculated at 16.6 billion and mainly relate to: 1) Eurosystem ANFA... (1.8 billion). 5) Greek Loan Facility (GLF) loan (1 billion). 6) New European Stability Mechanism (ESM
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