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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agora(which has incurred reforms and saw its wages fall)? We hope that we are simply mistaken about... of national income than in the EU-19, why does the government believe it needs to subsidize businesses
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
that a large portion of workers fell into one of three categories: Either they saw their work suspended... at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus
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Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis
SocietyLower 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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More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
Economyexceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall
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The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
Agorathe eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier
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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicshave attributed a political flavour to the events, there are hints that the evidence of growing... incident a complaint has been filed against police by a local resident who claims to have been beaten
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraor moderates in Greece, have chosen to ignore this because they saw it as a means to an end (kicking... for Greece going forward and talk about structural changes. It is also true that the government ramped up
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Lenders appear at ease with Tsipras pledges, cautious on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeand the institutions try to get a firm handle on what this year’s primary surplus will look like. The government insists that the 3.5 percent of GDP target will be beaten. The visiting experts have also
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesgovernment figures have been drip-feeding hints of a post-MoU relaxation to a desperate domestic... of the crisis - Greece’s political parties have forgone the opportunity to engage on their own terms
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agoraany hints to passengers and passers-by of the exceptional circumstances. Signage in parks.... The failure to engage young people in safe behaviour has gradually dawned on policymakers
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