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FILE PHOTO: The European Central Bank (ECB) presents the new 50 euro note at the bank's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
Greece reported a central government primary budget surplus of 2.12 billion euros ($2.28 billion) in January, better than targeted, thanks to higher revenues and lower spending, finance ministry data showed on Thursday.
The government had targeted a primary budget surplus - which excludes debt servicing costs, social security and local administration budgets - of 1.11 billion euros for the first month of the year. ($1 = 0.9316 euros) (Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas)