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OECD sees recovery slowing, urges fiscal discipline
OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann visited Greece on Tuesday for a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the think-tank published its latest economic report about the Greek economy.
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BoG revises 2023 growth to 1.5 pct as short- and medium-term challenges persist
The Bank of Greece (BoG) has joined the group of organisations that has incorporated the latest global challenges in its forecast for Greece, with growth next year seen declining substantially compared to the 6.2 pct envisaged for 2022.
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Exit from enhanced surveillance nears, but fiscal commitments bind Greece until 2060
Greece is a step away from exiting the enhanced surveillance regime, the monitoring regime that was introduced after the completion of its third bailout, which is due to expire on August 20.
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Relief measures being lined up, but PM's eye also on reforms rollout
Although most of the focus will fall on what measures the government plans to unveil in the autumn to combat the cost-of-living crisis, reports suggest that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is also keen to promote his administration’s reformist credentials between now and the end of the year.
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Enhanced surveillance concludes, but more reforms and tougher fiscal targets lie ahead
The final report linked to the reviews that formed part of the enhanced surveillance framework Greece has been operating under since the summer of 2018, was released yesterday, signaling the end of another chapter in the Greek crisis.
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Mitsotakis lays out confidence-boosting roadmap to end of term
With the opposition doggedly pursuing New Democracy for its handling of the cost-of-living crisis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis seems resolute on shifting the focus back to his government’s strategic vision.
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One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations
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EconomyFeaturesRecord investments in Greek startups and a number of headline-grabbing exits – including Greece’s first “unicorn” – have generated a lot of interest in the space which the government views as a national success story. A closer look at the numbers reveals positive trends over recent years, however it also highlights the need for some perspective around a subject that is often susceptible to hype.
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Some tasks, risks left as Greece takes another step to exit from post-bailout surveillance
Greece has one more step to take before it completes its post-programme surveillance after the institutions published the report that accompanies the latest review, the thirteenth since the summer of 2018 when Greece agreed to a number of commitments that are due to be delivered by this summer.
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Greece aiming to complete post-bailout monitoring this summer
As a cold snap gripped Greece on Monday, the government had more than one reason to look towards the summer, when it hopes that the post-bailout monitoring by creditors will come to an end.
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Govt treads carefully on economic relief measures, hoping normality is near
The government is trying to tread a fine line between fiscal prudence and cushioning the impact of the pandemic and inflation as it tweaks its economic policy in 2022.