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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyfunding, from 3 billion euros to 6 billion, through 2018 to help Syrian refugees stay in Turkey
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Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
PoliticsGreek Politicsin their ability to make an impact. The election, when Popular Unity failed to pass the 3 percent threshold
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CPI falls at a slower pace of 0.5 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomyand services (-3 percent). On the flipside, the biggest price increase was recorded in clothing and footwear
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (-3 percent). The biggest price increase was recorded... of sending back asylum seekers en masse to Turkey, a country that neither properly recognises them
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NBG records loss of 2.05 bln in Q4 on one-offs and jump in credit risk provisions
EconomyBankingprovisions related to a new voluntary retirement scheme to be implemented within 2016 3) Other
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Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
EconomyProgrammeto the initial government proposal. 3) The measures to meet the bailout target for pension cost
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Unemployment edges up to 24.4 pct in Q4 on seasonal drop in employment
EconomyMacroeconomyon year decline reflects a rise in the number of employed by 3 percent to 3.64 million and a drop
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Athens and creditors edge closer on tax and pensions but gap remains on NPLs
EconomyProgrammeas an incentive for a longer working period. 3) Lenders seem to accept an increase in the social security
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Jan-Feb budget primary surplus soars to 3.04 bln, aided by underspend and PIB revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyof 1.45 billion) 3) Consumption and non-allocated expenditure (at 51 million, only 3.3 percent
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This is how things stand as bailout talks head for a brief pause
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and the institutions seem to have reached a consensus on a fiscal gap in the region of 3 percent of GDP for Greece to meet the primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018. There is also convergence on the type of fiscal interventions required to achieve this target
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