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Papandreou joins KINAL leadership race amid questions about long term
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou has thrown his hat into the ring for the KINAL leadership contest in a move that will undoubtedly attract attention but which, even if successful, might not have a discernible political impact.
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Current account surplus at 1.41 bln in Aug on back of improving travel receipts
Greece posted a current account (C/A) surplus of 1.41 billion euros in August, from a surplus of 538.1 million euros in July, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Thursday.
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Industrial turnover jumps 31.6 pct in Aug as strong recovery is boosted by business abroad
Greece’s industrial turnover continued its impressive recovery, jumping by 31.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in August, following an increase of 25.1 percent in July, based on data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority released on Wednesday.
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Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 800 euros and for the consumption tax on fuel to be lowered as counter-measures to confront the wave of inflation troubling Greek households.
ND continues to lead polls amid economic worries, while former PM mulls return to frontline politics
Leaders joust over Covid policy as death toll rises but public interest wanes
Economy
Primary cash deficit reduced to 5.72 bln in Sept as revenues climb
Greece’s central government recorded a primary cash deficit of 11.96 billion euros up to September, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece on Monday.
Signs of recovery, improved tourism season visible in Sept budget data as revenues beat target by 943 mln
Hirings balance turns positive by almost 20,000 in Sept, boosted by seasonal factors
Society
Impact of pandemic, lockdowns reflected in lower household spending during 2020
The household budget survey published on Wednesday by ELSTAT captures the effect that the pandemic and the lockdown restrictions had on Greek household spending in 2020.
Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
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First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
It is perhaps because of the euphoria brought by tourism – both the ability of Greeks themselves to enjoy a holiday, and the positive impact on the national economy - that the general public has been willing to tolerate daily case numbers averaging between 2,000 and 3,000 throughout the summer, and double-digit daily fatalities climbing above 40 going into September, which experts have taken to describing as “a busload of people going off a cliff every day”.
Tear gas instead of vaccines
The quarterly national accounts from the income side