Search
-
Newsletter 137 -27/10/2017
during the week, although one of the trickiest issues, concerning Greece’s fiscal performance next year... was the discussion about whether this year’s primary surplus target of 1.75 percent of GDP will be met. The institutions appear to agree with Athens that there will be an over-performance this year. The question
2% -
Newsletter 138
to the state, according to reports. A decision on what will be done with this year’s excess surplus... to the same time last year, according to the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) monthly gg bulletin. Social... to 952 million for the same period last year. Local government recorded a surplus of 132 million
2% -
Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
by the end of the year. The goal is to then step the number up to 500-700 in January, according to reports..., increasing by 9.7 percent against last year’s figure of 4.86 billion euros, the Finance Ministry’s (MoF... the highest figure for the year so far. On an aggregate basis, gross revenues came to 42.47 billion euros
2% -
Newsletter 170 -13/07/2018
VAT rates for any longer than this year, while the intervention from Germany served as a reminder... Parliament so that the local elections, which were due to take place in October next year, are held... April’s figure is the first time since November 2017 when a year-on-year increase was noted in monthly
2% -
Amid efforts to help banks reduce NPLs, portfolio sales dominate drive to meet 2018 targets
EconomyBankinglenders have to remain focused in meeting the running targets before the year-end, largely taking... at the end of the year. The figure at the end of last year was 18.4 billion euros. As of the second quarter, the figure came to 17.8 billion, leaving 2.2 billion to reduce by year end. Alpha Bank Towards
2% -
Newsletter 206 -17/05/2019
the end of the year. The government has moved ahead with a host of voter-friendly measures... Accounting Office and the Bank of Greece, there is a trend in the first quarter of the year... forecasts of primary surpluses ranging from 4.1 percent of GDP this year to 4.6 percent in 2022
2% -
Current account deficit widens in March due to deteriorating goods trade balance
EconomyMacroeconomymillion in February, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Tuesday. In the same period last year, the deficit stood at 1.15 billion euros, suggesting a year-on-year (YoY) deficit increase of 352 million.... The services balance improved to a surplus of 589 million from 383 million a year ago, an increase
2% -
Travel balance surplus up by 29 pct in Q1 to reach 165 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyan increase of 29 percent compared to the surplus of 127 million noted for the same period last year... percent in travel payments. Foreign visitors were up by 7 percent year-on-year, which was the main... by 15.9 percent year-on-year to 251.4 million. Those from non-euro area visitors increased by 37.7
2% -
Athens buoyed by conclusion of budget talks but IMF lowers growth forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomywill be weaker than expected. Reports on Wednesday morning suggested that the effort to reduce next year’s... year as part of the process to reach an agreement. The draft economic plan was submitted... in the first nine months of the year. The primary surplus came in at 4.47 billion euros against a target
2% -
Newsletter 254 -19/06/2020
introduced by Mitsotakis last year, and which, he argued, has allowed the government to quickly identify... speculation focussing on the one-year anniversary of the New Democracy government on July 7. Mitsotakis... increasingly likely in the near future. held at the end of the government’s four-year term, in 2023
2%