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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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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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Next key programme developments due in April as Athens shapes growth strategy
EconomyProgrammeto rubber stamp the decision to disburse the next bailout tranche of 5.7 billion euros after... Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, details of which have been reported in the local media, hints
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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsspending on the construction of a camp at Malakassa. According to Kaminis, the project, which has been... and expectations. The Malakassa project is singled out for particularly scathing criticism. Citing... beneficiary, compared to 3,900 euros beneficiary claimed by the Malakassa project. The report also
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Energy cooperation provides platform for Greece and Bulgaria to strengthen ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and Bulgaria should seek ways to enhance their cooperation and model their relationship on the one between Germany and France, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov is said to have told his... Alexandroupoli, a port city in northeastern Greece. Both Tsipras and Borisov also stressed the need to step up
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Mitsotakis mixes old hands and technocrats to stamp reformist bent on cabinet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s first cabinet reveals a strategy for reforming Greece by mostly putting experienced ministers in key posts and backing them up with a layer of specialists underneath. While the 51 ministers sworn in on Tuesday are more than the sma...
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks rubber stamp roadmap, allowing next steps
PoliticsForeign PolicyFollowing their re-election and the first meetings between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in almost 1.5 years, Greek-Turkish relations seem to have found a steady rhythm. It also seems that the Turkish pre...
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Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April
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