The Minister of Finance emphasized that the experimental flights (with a scale drone) will take place around the middle of October, while, at the same time, the supply and control of the components continues
On Tuesday he will attend the “Greek Day” (Greek American Issuer Day at NYSE) and the “Opening Bell” for the day’s trading session
“The root of the problem is exogenous, pan-European,” said the FinMin
The course of GDP, over the whole of this year, will be better than the estimates made in the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy Framework, said the Minister of Finance
The last, best hope for the Greek economy according to most analyst is the disbursal of Athens’ share of the EU Pandemic recovery fund, which amounts 32.1bn euros,
Prolonging protection from foreclosure of the primary residence of delinquent debtors is right now a major sticking point in talks with Greece’s creditors.
'Based on the current situation, we will not use all tools,' the finance minister said, adding that 1.5bn euros are earmarked for bolstering employment and will be disbursed through the SURE programme
'There are still differences, which it is estimated will be bridged by tomorrow,' the finance minister said.
The looming issues are the Greek government’s hopes of lowering the 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target and granting generous tax cuts (business, real estate, etc.), in order to spur an economic restart.