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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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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
awaiting repairs could be put into service immediately. The claim was rejected by Infrastructure... Christos Staikouras last Friday. SYRIZA was reacting to the insolvency bill put before the House, which... paved the way for the protection of primary residences, initially put in place in 2010 in the form
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FM explains verbal clash in Ankara but broader strategy remains unclear
PoliticsForeign Policyconfrontation in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean. The verbal confrontation between the two foreign... continues violating our sovereign rights, then sanctions, measures that are on the table, will be put back... of the continuation of talks between the two neighboring countries. It is also uncertain who they will put the blame
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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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Greece's relations with neighbours in Western Balkans becoming more complex
PoliticsForeign Policyfor their independent policies and to put additional pressure on the issue related to Kosovo... intention to visit Athens through his close aide, Endri Fuga, who was in Greece a few days ago. The Foreign Ministry informed Fuga that, due to the pre-election period, it would be preferable to postpone
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
AgoraAlexis Tsipras are becoming clearer. The proposal put to Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos by Greece’s... surplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European... will consider a non-binding verbal pledge from the lenders to adopt further debt relief enough
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ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 0.8 points to 101.8 in November from 101 in October, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points
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Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As of August’s reading, the index has remained above..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer
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