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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.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
In updated forecasts, IMF sees Greece meeting fiscal targets and debt falling Following the publication of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) as part of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings that are taking place this week in Bali, Indonesia the International Monetary Fund released the latest Fiscal Monitor (FM) with updated fiscal projections for Greece.
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Economy
PDMA readies bond schedule for 2019, with eye on prepayment of IMF loans Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) is expected to publish its issue schedule at the start of December, shortly after the budget for 2019 has been voted in Parliament.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Central government debt rises to 345.38 billion in Q2 Greece’s central government debt rose by 1.64 billion to 345.38 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018, from 343.74 billion in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Monday.
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EconomyProgramme
IMF voices concerns over long-term debt, sees more relief being needed In the report of the Article IV consultation with Greece, the International Monterary Fund (IMF) updated its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) to incorporate the debt relief measures that were agreed by the Eurogroup in June.
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EconomyProgramme IMF flags up weak growth, long-term debt sustainability and reform pledges in Article IV report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on Tuesday the report for the Article IV consultation with Greece, which was discussed by its executive board last week.
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Economy
S&P revises outlook to positive, sees encouraging signs after debt deal Having updated Greece’s credit rating ahead of schedule at the end of last month in response to the June 21 Eurogroup decision and the conclusion of the third programme, S&P kept the country’s rating unchanged to ‘B+’ during its regular update cycle on Friday.