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Athens struggles with civil service evaluation, reduction of arrears
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has its hands full at the moment with the effort to complete as many prior actions as possible from the fourth review so there can be a staff-level agreement by the May 24 Eurogroup. Apart from the fact that many of the 88 key deliv...
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to admit defeat in its strategy for containing Covid-19 as health data continues to cause concern and new measures are set to be announced to rein in the virus. Although the coronavirus numbers have been worrying for several days, ...
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Turnover in services sector shows improvement in Q4 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyservice activities showed a rise, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In Q3, 12 out of the 14 service activities had recorded a drop, The highest increase in Q4 was posted..., consultancy and related activities (+10.5 percent). In contrast, two service activities reported a double
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Turnover in services shows improvement in Q2 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyseen in Q1. The three largest year-on-year rises were noted in information service activities (+25.4... percent) and information service activities (+33.2 percent). It should be noted that the turnover indices... and other business support activities (+191.8 percent) and information service activities (+68.5 percent
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societyservices was exempted from MoU-mandated staff cuts in the wider public service, while local authorities..., the Greek Fire Service soon found funds forthcoming. Answering an appeal by opposition leader Kyriakos... of the late shipowner, announced a 25-million-euro grant to the Fire Service to buy new equipment
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomy37 percent) and information service (down 13.6 percent), all showing a material acceleration from... and support (down 65.8 percent) posted the highest QoQ drop, followed by information service activities... in office administrative and support (down 74.9 percent), information service activities (down 45.8
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Turnover in services remains broadly positive in Q4 2019
EconomyMacroeconomythe services index increased by 8.4 points month-on-month to 33.6 points. Year-on-year, the service... (+42.6 percent) and information service activities (+35.5 percent). It should be noted... percent), employment activities (+121 percent) and information service activities (+38 percent
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Services sector turnover deteriorates in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomy. The quarter on quarter (QoQ) evolution also displayed mixed trends. Six service activities posted... administrative and support as well as information service activities recorded a nosedive of 64.6 and 45.2 percent respectively. Over the last four years, just two service activities posted a considerable
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agoraindirect taxes and public service charges as a result of the fiscal consolidation effort that Greece... price inflation by 6 ¼ percentage points between 2010 and 2012. If public service tariffs are also... three years is led by the exports of services. For instance, maritime transport exports, where
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Turnover in services shows year-on-year improvements in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyin cleaning activities (+17.8 percent), information service activities (+14.9 percent) and services... points. Year-on-year, the service confidence indicator has worsened substantially by 46.6 points....Turnover indices for the services sector showed a slight improvement in the third quarter (Q3
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