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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
The coronavirus crisis continued to put increasing pressure on the government and the health service over the weekend as 211 more Greeks lost their lives during the 48-hour period after contracting Covid-19.
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Travel balance falls by 70.9 pct in September as 12.6 bln in receipts vanish in aggregate
Greece’s travel balance came to 776.5 million euros in September from 2.67 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This is equal to an decrease of 70.9 percent year-on-year (YoY).
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Revised 2021 budget sees bigger contraction, slower recovery and support of 31.4 bln euros
With Greece having completed two weeks of general lockdown and as Covid-19 data continued to cause alarm, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras tabled to Parliament on Friday the final 2021 budget, which was substantially revised from the draft document submitted at the start of October.
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, this week in what was his second trip to the UAE in 2020 after an earlier one in March.
Govt focusses on post-lockdown management amid persistently high Covid numbers
Uprising anniversary marked by grandstanding and clashes
Economy
Current account shows deficit of 498.8 mln in September on declining services and oil receipts
Greece’s current account (C/A) balance posted a deficit of 498.8 million in September compared to a surplus of 79.7 million euros in August, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Friday.
Eurobank net results show loss of 1.08 bln in 9M
Industrial turnover drops by 10.7 pct in September on decline in petroleum products
Society
Greece persistently bottom of the list for EU gender equality
The latest report by the European Institute on Gender Equality (EIGE) for 2020 has shown that Greece continues to be at the bottom of the list for 28 EU countries in terms of gender equality.
Greeks less optimistic in face of second Covid-19 wave, survey finds
Gap between deaths and births grows to largest in series in 2019
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