Greek primary surplus in 2013 was 0.8 pct/GDP-Commission

Greece had a primary surplus of 0.8 percent of GDP last year, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a result that paves the way for some form of debt relief from euro zone governments that are now the main creditors of Athens. Greek public debt rose to 175.1 percent of gross domestic product last year, the European Union's statistics office said, up from 157.2 percent in 2012. The condition ...

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