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  1. Budget execution to Aug shows 3.8 bln primary surplus, 2.8 bln better than target
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    expenditure coming in 2 billion lower than target, while revenues beat target by 640 million. The monthly... to 1.04 billion euros, 2.84 billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) rose... billion euros, 640 million higher than the reported target (including the first ENFIA instalment

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  2. The IMF crisis and how to solve it
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    Agora

    experiment is revealing. None of the statements written by any European Director (other than Cyprus’s... set up when monetary policy credibility was at a low ebb; a strong analogy with the Fund. Now... that institutional biases are being tackled is to open up its kitchen to public scrutiny. Fund staff and real

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  3. Greek banks' potential capital shortfalls set to be reduced by more than 2.5 bln
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    Economy

    amounts to 13.4 billion euros, 1.92 higher than that reported in Q1. This amount is almost equally split

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  4. Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018

    Newsletters

    council discussed on Tuesday the measures that the prime minister will announce. The package is set... as the perfect opportunity for Tsipras to announce an end to their partnership and set the date for early... rather than making a break from the past. This argument will seem much less convincing if Tsipras

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  5. Greek stocks end week flat as Friday’s strong rebound erased earlier losses
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    Economy

    The Greek equity market moved sideways this week, ending almost flat (-0.1 percent), while trading volumes were softer than the previous week. The ESM decision to freeze the implementation of short... on Friday virtually flat from the end of the previous week. Overall, Greek stocks have gained 4.5 percent

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  6. Primary budget surplus 923 mln short of target in Jan as revenues fall by 18.4 pct

    Economy

    to a revenue shortfall of 968 million, while expenditure was almost 100 million better than target... million lower than target. The revenue shortfall stems from the extension of the VAT payment until... by 4.9 percent in January to 3.1 billion, 53 million better than the target. In particular, salaries

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  7. Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (1.8 percent of GDP), lower than the 2 percent incorporated in the draft budget and the 2.3 percent... million above 2014 and 1.46 billion higher those set in the MTFS. This development mainly reflects... is forecast at 41.89 billion euros, 457 million above the MTFS but 530 million lower than those

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  8. China-EU: Navigating an increasingly complex relationship

    Agora

    travel restrictions and absence of in-person meetings for more than two years. Several European... and the Middle East. Otherwise, the meetings yielded a less-than-impressive list of outputs. The two... and there is a sense that the assertive tone of EU officials made Beijing listen more attentively than

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  9. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the polls, stemming internal dissent, rather than battling the opposition, looks set... than 200 post office branches and the manner of the surprise announcement, which was to take effect... of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it. Kikilias argued that the necessary

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  10. Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek general government (gg) primary cash surplus in the first quarter (Q1) of 2014 more than..., although flat month on month, hospital’s arrears showed the second biggest year to date rise at 200... (1.85 billion) and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans (1.3 billion) more than offsetting a net increase in short-term

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