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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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Newsletter 144 -15/12/2017
emerges once more Greek government officials attempted to put Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan... the third review in January. The debate on the 2018 budget began in Parliament on Monday and is due... days before a brief break for Christmas and New Year. Sessions are due to resume on January 3
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An issue of statistical significance in Greece
Agorathan 1 percent of GDP in 2009. To put things in perspective, the only period in the last 20 years...-employee of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Zoe Georganta, has accused him of colluding... to the eurozone and International Monetary Fund for emergency loans. Georganta argues that Georgiou’s
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoratax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand... the highest in the EU and the link between contributions and benefits was weak. “Achieving... keep Greece in a bailout state which would defeat Samaras’s bid to break free ahead of time
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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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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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Tsipras makes pre-emptive peace offering to next KINAL leader ahead of final vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe KINAL leadership contest began, Tsipras put forward his proposal for a “progressive government... any involvement in the bailout era governments mean that he could represent a more convincing break... on the task of “renewal” within KINAL. If he wins on Sunday, he will have beaten off challenges from
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
percent to 22.39 million. It is worth noting that revenues have steadily beaten targets over the past... Ankara and Athens, a high-speed rail link between Thessaloniki and Istanbul, as well as cooperation... more unpredictable, with less experienced officers being put in charge. Perhaps, though, the biggest
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Public deficit and democratic duty
Agorarates, staving off a financial assistance program. Lastly, to put the blame for Greece’s 2009 deficit... report, in the past it was ELSTAT employee Zoe Georganta making allegations against the service’s... of minds, Georganta stood as a candidate for the austerity-hating, conspiracy-loving Independent Greeks
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