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First round of second review discussions concludes on Thursday
EconomyProgramme. Later in the afternoon, the Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos with discuss with the institutions the fiscal issues. In the previous meeting held on Monday, Finance Ministry sources noted that the two
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen on who might lose their jobs. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Finance
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Revenues beat target for second straight month in Oct with 739 mln over-performance
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek budget revenues beat their target comfortably for the second successive month in October, according to General Secretariat of Public Revenues (GSPR) figures provided by the Finance Ministry... chiefs, Finance Ministry sources noted that the higher than targeted revenues not only guarantee
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Houliarakis provides clearest view so far on Athens's debt relief expectations
EconomyProgrammeAlternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis made the current government’s clearest statement so far on what it expects in terms of debt relief and how it believes this could help the country.... The alternate finance minister argued that debt relief would not only allow Greece to become
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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsas government spokesman. There was only one change at the Finance Ministry, where Euclid Tsakalotos remains as minister and Giorgos Houliarakis as alternate finance minister. Tryfon Alexiadis, who
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Athens digests Trump victory, sees economic complications
PoliticsForeign Policycommittee Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis expressed his concerns about a Trump presidency..., the minister argued. The alternate finance minister stressed that for these reasons it is imperative
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Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
PoliticsForeign Policyit clear that this may not be the view of all his fellow eurozone finance ministers. This appeared almost to be an invitation to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble to step forward. He
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Greece, lenders inch forward after talks on settlement of tax and bank debt
EconomyProgrammedoes not allow the residents affected to claim the money they paid this year back, while the Finance... have to be retroacctively adjusted as of May 21, 2015. Following this ruling, the Finance Ministry
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Talks on bailout review head for crucial weekend
EconomyProgrammeof the tabling of the 2017 budget on Monday. In the draft budget tabled on October 3, the Finance Ministry.... A positive outcome at that point would pave the way for finance ministers to rubber stamp
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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomyFinance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos tabled in Parliament on Monday afternoon the 2017 budget detailing the government’s fiscal and macro estimates for 2016 and 2017. The government’s initial forecasts... are seen edging down to 3.1 percent in 2017 from 3.2 percent in 2016. The Finance Ministry stresses
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