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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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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyprojected 344 million in the draft budget. MoF has also repeatedly stressed that this year’s fiscal... to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid... performance this year the focus has shifted to the protracted negotiations with the troika
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyas she wished. Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old former engineering professor, has pledged to continue... and the small leftist ZNAM, securing a comfortable majority. His party has already made clear that it would respect the Prespa Agreement but has not hidden its distaste for the historic deal
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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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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek Politicssurplus target is beaten. On the issue of fiscal goals, Tzanakopoulos called on Berlin to temper its...The Greek government has wasted no time in rolling out its strategy for ensuring the passage... that the Greek prime minister has ahead of him should not be underestimated. The two measures the coalition
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Aegean Sea. Turkey has issued a NAVTEX announcing that for the next ten days a research vessel, Piri... two areas in which Chevron has expressed interest. Ankara signed in 2019 the Turkish-Libyan memorandum... government has been in close contact with Haftar and his sons to achieve this goal. In fact, a few weeks ago
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomymillion. Overall, the PIB balance landed at a deficit of roughly 3.3 billion euros. Greece has also... be attributed to certain timing and accounting standards. It added that there has been already a supplementary... supplementary budget that was tabled last week has 600 million allocated to spending tied to the damage
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No image availableGreece has been a coronavirus success, but it will be hit economically anyway 17/02/20 PBS... Why Greece’s crisis has broken all previous records 16/02/2017 Die Zeit Tsipras im Dilemma 16/02/2017... as Greek tragedy plays on 29/04/2016 The Wall Street Journal Greece, Germany, IMF: Someone Has To Blink
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