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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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Credit contraction slows to 2 pct in Dec on net loan additions of 210 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek bank credit contraction slowed to 2 percent in December from 2.2 percent in November, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Friday. The net lending flow turned positive for the first time since June 2015 with net loan additions of 210 million euros in December from deductions of 458 million
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus... though the minimum wage was raised in February 2019, it still remains inadequate for a decent standard
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Industrial production stays in contraction for third successive month in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyfurniture, machinery and equipment n. e. c., motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, food... successive positive months, to -1.3 pints after a rise of 2.6 points in the previous month. Since October
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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season
PoliticsGreek Politicson social media that the x-ray technician and her union had been inconsistent in their accounts... of the incident, arguing that the hospitals which responded were adequately equipped and all standard... are warning that many regional healthcare units do not meet adequate safety standards due to gaps in basic
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Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Agora: consumption (C), investment (I), exports (X), and imports (M). Thus, when demand is equal to supply: Y = C + I + X - M. X - M describes the exports to abroad of what Greece produces in goods... domestically (including energy such as crude oil and natural gas). The balance X - M is called the “foreign
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