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Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
Agoraare politically toxic for Alexis Tsipras's beleaguered government, which passed 3 percent of GDP... points to the primary surplus coming in at 2 percent of GDP in 2016, well above the 0.5 percent goal
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomythe achievement of the 2018 primary surplus target of 3 percent of GDP. The Commission also lowered its debt-to-GDP forecasts by around 2 percentage points with the ratio now seen at 179.7 percent
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Travel receipts rise 4.7 pct in Dec, 2016 figure down 6.4 pct despite increased arrivals
EconomyMacroeconomypercent to 13.22 billion, while the corresponding payments edged down 1.4 percent to 2 billion..., travel receipts from EU countries fell by 3 percent to 9.12 billion euros in 2016, while those from non
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Greece and creditors dive into details of measures and counter-measures
EconomyProgramme, included measures worth 2 percent of GDP (3.6 billion) almost equally split between a reduction... surplus may have topped 3 percent of GDP in 2016, way above the programme target of 0.5 percent of GDP
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Lack of trade-offs for Athens keep deal with creditors out of reach
PoliticsGreek Politicsis vital to determining the volume of measures that will be demanded of Greece. The starting point is 2... it could reach around 3 percent of GDP. This will not be confirmed, though, until April 21
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Revenues beat target by 3.9 pct in Feb, remain above target for year
EconomyMacroeconomyrevenues reached 3.93 billion in February, beating target by 77 million or 2 percent. Taking also... that the strong revenue performance in 2016, which resulted in a primary surplus close to 3 percent of GDP
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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agorawrangling, Greece still harbours hope of reducing the 2 percent of GDP volume for the new fiscal... may have exceeded 3 percent of GDP against a target of just 0.5) to show that this figure can
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Marginal drop in time deposit rate, sharp decline in corporate lending rates in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate dropped by another 2 basis points (bps) and landed at 0.67 percent in February, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure represents... a fixed maturity (mostly credit cards) edged up 3 bps to 14.54 percent. The housing loan rate rose
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Foreign minister opens up about EU concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyfiscal repercussions from the Brexit, 2. To safeguard the rights of Greeks working and studying...), and 3. To avert any negative repercussions for trade in goods and services or for tourism. One
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Stocks climb 6 pct during week, propelled by 16.6 pct surge by banks
Economyyield of 6.6 percent. The ex-dividend date is on May 2. Sarantis holds its AGM on May 3. No other major
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