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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe 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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Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the so-called Plan X that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis worked on during the first half... a range of government officials, Plan X was never intended as a blueprint for Greece to follow... an institutional role. The government’s assertion that Plan X does not hide any dark plans
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece 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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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’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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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe 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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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the Gen X age group. The same poll indicated that 35 pct of Greeks feel that Israel is responsible... Nikolaos, Crete, as around 1,500 Israelis disembarked from the Crown Iris cruise ship. Similar
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
than 200 euros per month. In Q2 2019, only 1 percent of employees had a net monthly income of 200 euros. This rose to 12 percent in Q2 2020. During the same period, those earning between 200 to 1,200... at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary
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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
of GDP this year and to remain above 200 pct in 2021 as well. It will resume its prior downward path... shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues... primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared
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Covid-19 leaves Greece facing 200 pct debt-to-GDP ratio in 2021, long road to sustainability
EconomyProgrammeof 157.1 pct of GDP in 2021, which is now revised to just short of 200 pct of GDP. Again
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Re-opening of benchmark bond fetches 200 mln at steep yield of 4.44 pct
Economythan 1 billion euros in offers for 200 million euros auctioned, a coverage ratio of 5.13x. Monday’s
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