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PMI falls to 46.9 pts in June in ten straight months of contraction
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI eased by 1.1 points to 46.9 in June from 48 in May, according to Markit. The headline figure indicates the second lowest reading in the last two years, while remains below the 50-point mark implying a contraction for the tenth...
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Greece submits proposals to lenders in hope of paving way for agreement
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government sent to the institutions on Thursday evening its final proposal including prior actions that will complement the request for a new 3-year programme from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). In the 20-page document submitted to th...
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Healthy eating and smoking on decline in Greece over last five years
Societyof ten over 75s consuming vegetables daily, compared to just half of 15 to 24 year olds. Eight out of ten people over 15 consumed red meat up to twice per week. As the 2014 collected information... they consumed 11–20 cigarettes a day, while three in ten smoked up to ten. About one in five smoked
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Newsletter 274 -20/11/2020
The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 9.06 billion euros in the first ten months of 2020... in the first ten months of the year recorded a deficit of 13.44 billion euros compared to a surplus.... During the first ten months of the year, total expenditure came to 51.85 billion, surpassing
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Societyand least prevalent. On average in the EU, just over seven in ten (71 percent) of companies say corruption... results show that more than nine out of ten companies in Greece (91 percent), as well as 89 percent... of ten companies in each of these countries also say corruption is widespread in public procurement
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Greek tourism's long-term growth prospects are good, report shows
EconomyMacroeconomyand then increase by 3.9 percent per annum in the succeeding ten years. At the end of this period, the figure... euros, which implies a growth of 4.4 percent per annum in the next ten years. The breakdown of 2015... percent in 2016 and 4.4 percent per annum in the next ten year, while the latter is seen down 5.9 percent
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Vast majority of Athens homeless ended up on streets during crisis
SocietyOver seven in ten of the homeless in central Athens have ended up on the streets since the onset... a fifth lived with their families. One in ten are former prisoners. Of the non-Greek nationals..., while just under three in ten (29 percent) of those surveyed said they would not like to move
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Greeks full of contradictions on ideology and political beliefs, study suggests
Societyin ten believing that the country needs “less public sector”, Greeks are generally more liberal than... country provides the best model for Greece to emulate, only one in ten picked Russia while six in ten selected Sweden. Despite its problems, nine in ten still have confidence in democracy, even though
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Primary cash balance at deficit of 9.04 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomyin the first ten months of the year according to figures released by the Bank of Greece (BoG). The cash.... The aggregate figure for the first ten months of the year showed that revenues fell by 5.89 billion..., interest payments rose by 411 million euros to 5.87 billion. Overall expenditure in the first ten
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Reshuffle rumours doused as Androulakis tries to increase pressure on PM over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the paving over of the crash site just days after the accident. Androulakis interview PASOK... (as in the case of the paving over of the crash site) and protecting political figures from facing
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