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Gov't submits multi-bill to pave way for next bailout tranches
EconomyProgrammethe tenure of the first General Secretary for Public Revenues (after the voting of the bill) at 2 years... to convene on Friday to approve the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 2 billion as well... is reportedly expected to convene on Monday to formally approve the disbursement of the 2 plus 10
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
2016, which he set at around 3 billion, a higher figure than the 2016 budget target of 2 billion. In their last debt sustainability analysis last summer, the IMF foresaw privatization revenues of 2... percent). The low reading is largely due to a decline in housing and transport prices. 2 A love
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S&P upgrades Greece’s rating by one notch, sees compromise on pension reform by March
Economypercent of total loans 2) Government has committed to increase public savings meaning... imposed in 2012. Primary surplus is expected to improve close to 2 percent by 2019, yet it would remain..., assuming optimistic nominal GDP growth of 5 percent, primary surplus of 2 percent and current borrowing
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Wide range of exacting issues lie ahead for Greece in first bailout review
EconomyProgrammecuts imposed in 2012 that would create a fiscal gap up to 2 percent of GDP (3.7 billion euros) and the huge stock of pending pensions, which have an estimated cost in excess of 2 billion. Non... sub-tranches of 2 and 1 billion were disbursed on November 23 and December 22 after
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Newsletter 78 - 17/06/2016
if the primary surplus target of 3.5 percent is reduced to 2 percent after 2018, Greece’s debt is BoG concludes that even if primary surplus target of 3.5 percent is reduced to 2 percent after 2018... target. 2 The chill of post-truth politics Crude Brexit debate is reminiscent of Grexit referendum
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S&P affirms Greece’s rating with stable outlook
Economyand cumulative privatisation proceeds of 2 percent of GDP in the next four years. Under optimistic assumptions... below 2 percent, the rating agency stresses it will take another 17 years before the Greek debt ratio... growth of 2 percent in 2017, 2.5 percent in 2018 and 3 percent in 2019. On the banking sector, the rating
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Budget execution to Aug shows 3.8 bln primary surplus, 2.8 bln better than target
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure coming in 2 billion lower than target, while revenues beat target by 640 million. The monthly... lower than the target. Indirect taxes rebounded 11.2 percent to 2 billion in August, outperforming... billion, 2 billion lower than the target. According to the breakdown, salaries and pensions dropped
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
and 2018. In specific, the primary surplus is estimated to reach 1.09 percent of GDP this year and 2... this year and 2 percent next year. limited and will thus constrain credit expansion and banks’ revenue.... 2 A rude awakening Once ardent Europhiles, polls suggest Greeks have fallen out of love with the EU
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NBG turns profitable in Q3, NPE stock drops further by 1 billion
EconomyBankingrespectively. Unlike NPEs, the domestic NPL formation increased to 188 million in Q3, from just 2 million in Q2... are estimated at around 2 billion each. Since NPEs have decreased by 1.9 billion year to date... million hit from lower interest rates on reserves. On the cost front, operating expenses declined by 2
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
that it is not willing to countenance the idea of adopting further measures to close the 2 percentage point fiscal gap... in Berlin on Friday with the impression that the IMF’s demands for another 2 percentage point... conducive to a convergence between both sides. 2 Budget primary surplus surges Primary expenditure
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