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IMF outlines areas in which Greece needs further reforms, where it should apply caution The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued on Tuesday its first post-programme report for Greece as part of the regular monitoring cycle of assessing policies and the country’s capacity to repay the Fund.
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Economy
PDMA releases details of 10-year bond, highlighting strong interest Greece’s Debt Management Agency (PDMA) has provided the details of the country’s second bond issuance of the year last week, which was the first 10-year benchmark since 2010 – a last foray before Athens lost market access and signed the first bailout.
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EconomyProgramme
Athens aims to wrap up legislation on foreclosures and issue 10-year bond Following further discussions between the Greek government and the institutions over the weekend, Athens is hoping to submit to Parliament in the coming days the draft legislation protecting primary residences from foreclosure.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Central government debt increases by 2.91 bln to 358.95 bln in Q4 Greece’s central government debt rose by 2.91 billion euros to 358.95 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018, from 356.03 billion euros in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Wednesday.
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Economy
Details of bond issue give Athens boost in bid to establish market access Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) issued on Friday night the details of the first bond issuance since the country exited its third adjustment programme in August 2018.
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Economy S&P keeps B+ rating and positive outlook, stresses factors for stronger growth Standard and Poor’s opened the credit rating review cycle of the new year for Greece by affirming its ‘B+’ rating, which it granted in June of last year following the Eurogroup decisions for additional debt relief that essentially marked the successful completion of the country’s third adjustment programme.
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Economy
PDMA sets out plans to build on recent market forays with bond issues in 2019 Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) issued this week its finance strategy for next year, which also outlines how the country’s market access since the summer of 2017 has been progressively built and gives a detailed profile of Greece’s current debt structure.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Final budget for 2019 excludes pension cuts, includes 910 mln in expansionary measures Following the formal approval by the European Commission on Wednesday as part of the European semester, the Finance Ministry tabled to Parliament the final budget for 2019.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Central government debt increases by 10.7 bln to 356.03 bln in Q3 Greece’s central government debt rose by 10.65 billion to 356.03 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, from 345.38 billion euros in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Tuesday.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Revision confirms second year of total fiscal surplus at 0.8 pct of GDP In the context of the second Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification of 2018, Greece’s statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Monday the fiscal data for the 2014 – 2017 period. The data has been produced based on the Regulation ESA 2010 for the System of National Accounts.