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  1. The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
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    Agora

    the eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier... has been full of contradictions for Greece: Yanis Varoufakis became a global household celebrity

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  2. Debt position provides protection against global turbulence
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in December. Greece last saw these yield levels in June last year and has been firmly on a downward path... election has filtered through to global markets. Tensions have increased since the end of January, when... of escalating trade wars that could lead to a global slowdown, there are other factors that have

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  3. Greece slips five places to 86th in global competitiveness rankings
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    Economy

    Greece’s saw its competitiveness drop five places to 86th in a list of 138 countries, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-17 published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday. The country’s score remained stable at 4.0. Last year, Greece’s ranking in the Global

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  4. How will Trump's tariffs affect Greece?
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    Agora

    , a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in the US struck down parts of Trump’s global tariffs, thus adding... at Global Trade Alert. Looking forward, Greek businesses will continue to struggle how to price.... Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis identified India and China as alternative destinations

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  5. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    October are thought to have exacerbated the second Covid wave in Greece. Wednesday saw the first mass

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  6. Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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  7. IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
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    EconomyProgramme

    a preference for an ambitious, front-loaded adjustment, the report notes that the IMF clearly saw... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent... reforms - including opening up the regulated professions - were noticeably less successful

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  8. Greeks crying out for political change but doubt it will happen, poll finds

    Society

    disillusionment. Global context In India and Kenya, where demand for reform is also high, confidence is far... is possible. This “desire without confidence” gap is one of the widest in the global sample and speaks... India and Kenya pair high reform demand with relative optimism, while Sweden and the Netherlands

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  9. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds

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  10. Flare-up between Athens and IMF fuels doubts over review breakthrough
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    be reached soon if all partners engage constructively,” she said during a briefing in Brussels... Panayiotis Rigas also rejected the IMF’s criticism on labour reforms, arguing that the government simply

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