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  1. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million

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  2. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

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    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  3. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came

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  4. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its

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  5. Greece scores low on index for skills development, activation and matching
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    and training (VET). Their skills index is described as a “composite indicator measuring the performance

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  6. Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
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    emerges? We can give some hints at this, too. Consider fiscal policy. Greece has signed up... growth are intuitive, but measuring their size is not easy—they are not directly observable

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  7. CPI rises again in November, at accelerating rate of 1.1 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.1 percent in November, accelerating from the 0.7... for the 12-month period from December 2016 to November 2017 was 1.1 percent. The core index edged up... by 1.1 percent in November following a rise of 0.5 percent in October. The main driving force behind

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  8. Q1 GDP contracts 1.1 pct as Greece eyes growth in 2014
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greek non-seasonally-adjusted GDP contracted 1.1 percent year on year (YoY) in the first quarter... eased 1.1 percent YoY. GDP contraction at the start of 2014 showed a decelerating trend for the fifth... target of 0.6 percent growth to be achieved, GDP should post positive growth of 1.1 percent YoY

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  9. Decline in Greek CPI slows to 1.1 pct in June after sharper fall in May

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 1.1 percent in June, decelerating from the 2 percent drop... a temporary dive in May, June CPI returned to more normalised levels similar to the 1.1 – 1.5 percent.... The year on year decline of 1.1 percent in the June CPI mainly reflects a drop of 3.9 percent

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  10. Industrial production up by 1.1 pct in Dec and 1 pct overall in 2018

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew year-on-year (YoY) by 1.1 percent in December from... with a fall of 13.8 percent. The seasonally adjusted IPI fell by 1.1 percent and came to 97.42 from... of 2.2 percent in the water supply index, 1.4 percent in the electricity production index and 1.1

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