Search

Results 1 to 10 out of 2429. RSS
  1. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    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

    100%
  2. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    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

    63%
  3. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
    Photo by MacroPolis

    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

    56%
  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

    49%
  5. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
    Photo via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/oDf3bQ

    Agora

    to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure equipment. All three companies have long-term strategic partnerships with Huawei. The transfer

    44%
  6. Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
    Photo via https://flic.kr/p/aF4dWn

    Agora

    . Never in the past has the EU set deadlines to Beijing, which is now called on to accelerate the CAI..., with a view to another set of strenuous negotiations on WTO reform. Achieving some semblance of EU-wide... they see as Beijing’s incremental slide into European territory. Heated debates on Huawei

    36%
  7. Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
    Finance Ministry

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday. The primary balance exceeded the target set

    32%
  8. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros

    31%
  9. Greece's post-lockdown hubris
    Photo by MacroPolis

    Agora

    . Surely there wouldn’t be one set of rules for foreigners and another for locals? The political class themselves set the first example. No sooner were movement restrictions lifted, than politicians... reform and which had only recently trumpeted the appointment of a digital marketing guru to burnish

    28%
  10. Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
    Photo via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/faksxt

    EconomyFeatures

    and the commissioning date is set for 2020. A further point of entry into Greek gas grid is the northern port... and Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially

    27%