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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-04-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] All eyes turned to Washington for World Bank Group and IMF spring meetingsFinance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis on Thursday will depart for Washington where the 2017 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will take place.The Greek ministers hope that a compromise between the Europeans and the Fund on the debt issue will be reached on the sidelines of the meetings. Greece is expected to focus on the 2016 primary surplus which is seen over 3.5 pct of GDP. During the contacts in Washington, the green light is expected to be given for the return of the institutions in Athens next Monday-Tuesday so that the staff level agreement is concluded and the overall package (measures, offset measures, primary surpluses, medium-term measures on debt) gets well on track. According to the government roadmap, the next steps are: 1. Conclusion of the staff level agreement (SLA) that includes reforms as well as negative and positive measures for 2019-2010. 2. Determination of the medium-term measures on the debt that will be implemented after the end of the programme (September 2018). The measures on the debt and the IMF debt sustainability analysis are a necessary precondition for the Fund's participation in the programme. 3. After the implementation of the medium-term measures on the debt, the measures and the offset measures provided in the Malta agreement of April 1 will also be implemented. The government's aim is to have everything concluded by the Eurogroup on May 22 (including the medium-term measures on the debt) so that the road opens for the participation in the ECB quantitative easing programme. [02] State budget presents 1.068 bln euro surplus in Q1According to the preliminary data available for the execution of the State Budget on a modified cash basis, the State Budget balance for the first quarter of 2017 presented a surplus of 1.068 billion euros, against the target of 922 million euros and the primary surplus of 1.863 billion euros for the same period in 2016.The State Budget Primary Balance amounted to a deficit of 1,367 million euros, against a deficit of 595 million euros in the same period last year and a target of 1,408 million euro deficit. State Budget net revenues amounted to 11,415 million euros, down 1 billion euros or 8.1 pct compared to the target. Ordinary Budget net revenues amounted to 10,764 million euros, down 865 million euros or 7.4 pct compared to the target. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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