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SYRIZA gears up for looming elections as poll gap narrows
Perhaps encouraged by an apparent narrowing of the ratings gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA, the main opposition party is gearing up for the upcoming election campaign.
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Opposition fails to make inroads in spyware hearing as denials continue
Opposition parties have accused governing New Democracy of continuing to keep Parliament in the dark about key aspects of the surveillance affair, after a fresh hearing of the institutions and transparency committee failed to uncover any new information.
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Producer price index quickens pace in Oct with 8.1 pct monthly rise
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) growth picked up pace again in October, rising by 35.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a rise of 29.4 percent in September, ELSTAT data showed on Wednesday.
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Inflation drives up retail sales by 10.5 pct in Sep, but MoM sees 0.6 pct drop
The growth in Greece’s retail sales dropped pace in September, rising by 10.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an upwards revised 15 percent rise in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday.
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Property price rise accelerates in Q3 with 11.2 pct increase
The increase in the nominal value of apartments in Greece remained on a solid footing in Q3 of this year, rising by 11.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), from an upwards revised 10.1 percent in Q2, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed.
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MPs aim to probe spyware as govt brushes off latest reports
Parliament’s institutions and transparency committee is due to hear on Monday from one of the key figures in the phonetapping affair, in what could be a significant moment in the development of the surveillance saga.
Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
Economy
Economic sentiment partially recovers to 101.4 in Nov, consumer confidence also up
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) showed signs of recovery in November, rising by 3 points to 101.4, climbing back above 100-points, after a 6.6-point drop in October, according to European Commission figures released on Tuesday.
Credit growth slows to 5.3 pct in Oct amid first outflow since Jan
Deposit outflow at 550 mln in Oct, led by a decline in corporates
Society
Poverty rate rises in 2021; even after social transfers 1 in 4 children are at risk
The latest living conditions published by ELSTAT on Friday shows that poverty resumed an upward trend in 2021 after a series of declines that started in 2014, with 2020 marking the most recent annual low.
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Impact of pandemic, lockdowns reflected in lower household spending during 2020
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Podcast - Greece's surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening?
Since the summer, a surveillance scandal has been gripping Greece. It emerged that the leader of Greece’s third party, PASOK, was being spied on by the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) but that there had also been an attempt to install spyware on his mobile phone.
Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?