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Multi-bill tabled as Greece aims to take last step to completion of review
EconomyProgrammeof the public sector attrition rule from 1 hiring for 5 departures in 2016 to 1:4 in 2017 and to 1:3... 1.5 percent and if the programme is off track by 1.76 to 2.25 percent then 2 percent of new cuts
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IMF sets out stall ahead of crucial Eurogroup by proposing immediate debt relief
EconomyProgrammereduce gross financing needs and the debt ratio by around 7 and 25 percent of GDP respectively by 2060. 2... would benefit from low ESM interest rates for a longer period. 3) Fixed interest rate for an extended
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Government faces tight schedule for amendments to bailout legislation
EconomyProgrammecorporations have another 3 billion euros of state guarantees and private corporations 1.6 billion... actions by June 1, before the meeting of the ECB Governing Council on June 2, which is expected
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Crisis management policy: the sad lesson of the Greek case
Agora2016 to 2018. Accordingly, there is an obvious risk that optimistic EU growth scenarios of 2–3
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Lenders' report reveals long-term savings from pension reform, which also offset court ruling
EconomyProgrammeimpact of 2 percent of GDP. As a result, the overall gross savings from the pension reform, including the offsetting of the Council of State ruling, reach 3 percent of GDP in 2016, 3.7 percent in 2018
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Budget primary surplus of 2.28 bln in first five months of 2016, tax revenues beat target in May
EconomyMacroeconomybillion) 2) Social protection (at 259 million corresponding to just 17.9 percent of the annual target of 1.45 billion) 3) Consumption and non-allocated expenditure (at 308 million, at less than 20 percent
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Unemployment rate falls again, reaching 23.3 pct in April - lowest since March 2012
EconomyMacroeconomyin the preceding two months. The jobless rate among men posted the most marked decline by almost 3 pp.... In contrast, the unemployment rate in the 55-64 years old group deteriorated by more than 2 pp
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut not the maintenance of the 3 percent threshold for parties to enter Parliament. This means...’ idea is that the winner of the general elections should be given an extra seat for each 2 percent
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Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets
EconomyMacroeconomysolutions 2) Coordinated deals of common borrowers with overdue loans in more than one bank 3
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
for parties to enter Parliament, currently set at 3 percent of the vote, and granting Greeks living abroad.... In absolute terms, Eurosystem funding is at its lowest reading since December 2014. 2 The cat
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