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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-11-25
CONTENTS
[01] Impact of capital controls was smaller because of successful
government action, says Tsakalotos
[02] German tax authorities to hand over list of Greek depositors abroad,
say FinMin sources
[03] EasyJet adds three routes from Greek islands to Europe for 2016
[01] Impact of capital controls was smaller because of successful
government action, says Tsakalotos
There were economic consequences from the imposition of capital controls
but the government deserves some credit for succeeding in limiting them
with its actions, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Tuesday
during a speech at parliament for the approval of twelve legislative acts
"Our first concern, with the help of the Bank of Greece, was to focus on
the current account in order to have access to imported products which
were necessary for exports. We helped tourism by excluding tourists from
the restrictions, while we established a weekly bank withdrawal limit
of 420 euros, which is equivalent to a monthly salary of 1,680 euros,"
the minister said.
"The result was that while the IMF's initial estimates for [Greece's]
recession in 2016, was that it would reach around 4 pct, current estimates
are for a 1.3 pct decline and it may be even less," he added.
[02] German tax authorities to hand over list of Greek depositors abroad,
say FinMin sources
The tax authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia have promised to hand
over a list of Greek depositors abroad, following a meeting between a
delegation of the Greek finance ministry and the region's tax authorities
on Tuesday in Germany
According to ministry sources, once this list is given to Greece, it
will be passed over to the economic prosecutors.
[03] EasyJet adds three routes from Greek islands to Europe for 2016
Low-budget carrier EasyJet announced three new routes from Greek
islands to European destinations on Tuesday, which are scheduled to
start next summer
The new flights will take travellers twice a week from Rhodes to
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, starting on June 16 and from Mykonos to
France's Lyon and Nice, starting from July 2. The airline will offer
two flights per week to Lyon and one per week to Nice.
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