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Budget primary deficit at 1.47 bln euros in Jan, revenue shortfall hits 812 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Multiple potential benefits await Greece if it can clinch QE eligibility
EconomyFeatureshelp Greece’s effort to tap markets so it can refinance its debt and improve foreign investors
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Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
PoliticsGreek Politicsand indirect taxes should increase, in fact what he meant was that Greeks as a whole do not pay enough tax. He... had already been done. His original comment was interpreted as a suggestion that Greeks should pay... Antonis Samaras described 2013 as the worst year on record in terms of the taxes Greeks had to pay
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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeatures. The risks and challenges involved can only be manageable if they are openly and clearly... Index (DESI), and 60th out of 100 countries included in the World Economic Forum’s “Readiness... it ranks bottom in the EU in the DESI index with a score of 8.3 pct compared to the EU average of 12.5 pct
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After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay increase by between 13 pct to 20 pct over... sector pay scale mean that civil servants’ wages have increased by 2.1 billion euros, which... can win a parliamentary majority for the third time in a row, there will be pressure from within
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
, ahead of their recapitalisation. The remaining amount of 310 million concerns the 90 percent of HFSF... a crucial week, during which it must raise a reported 750 million euros in a T-Bill issue and pay back... of the government are as confused as ever. At least two ministers have suggested that Greece might not pay the IMF
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Bid for better use of digital tools likely to have decisive impact on ND's goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe operational framework can be improved, the minister added. He also pledged that the ministry would... and running by the end of the year. Although calls can be accepted, the service does not yet have... (DESI) published by the European Commission. It shows that Greece ranks 26th out of 28 EU members
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsfour main priorities, including better pay, improved healthcare, policies for the younger... a coalition after the first ballot will amount to an experiment the country can ill afford. The parties have... is confident a government can be formed on the results of the first ballot and ready to cooperate with parties
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
they can await relocation. This goal looks like it will go the same way as the EU’s targets... SSCs, the committee proposed introducing an individual notional account, with pay-as-you-go... countries. There is no way that the Greek coast guard can take the risk of trying to stop these vessels
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have to pay sanctions of around 310 million dollars, of which 85 million dollars relates to bribery...The Greek government is continuing to search for ways in which it can provide financial support... secret recording being released, this time of former State Minister Nikos Pappas, Tsipras’s right-hand
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