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A closer look at Greece's revised proposals to lenders
EconomyProgrammewith those of the institutions and now sees a primary surplus target of 1 percent of GDP for 2015... include: 1) Increase in the corporate income tax rate by 3 percentage points to 29 percent from 26... are coming on top of measures that were also included in the previous proposal and involve: 1) Revenues
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Greece's updated proposals to lenders and how they compare to previous efforts
EconomyProgrammein the previous proposal. The pension interventions include: 1) Early retirement restrictions totalling... the cut by 3.9 pp that was implemented by the previous government as of July 1, 2014. At that time... with estimated revenues at 135 million in 2015 and 270 million in 2016. This corresponds to a 1 percent
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agora’s export destination.[1] As a land-locked country in the Western Balkans, the FYR of Macedonia... China-Balkans Summit under the 16+1 umbrella was held in Belgrade in December 2014. Seen from a Chinese..., ‘China’s Investment in Influence: The Future of the 16+1 Cooperation’, ecfr.eu, December 2016, p. 7
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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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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agoraevents in our daily lives.[1] This also holds true for thinking about the macroeconomy of Greece. We can... an aspirational objective of around 1½ percent a year (see our blogs 5, 6, and 7 for more details.... The IMF has potential growth at 1 percent a year, and the EU Commission is a bit above (because
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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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