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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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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politics“beaten up out there”, while others claimed they were fearful of being “lynched” if they attempted... and police at roadblocks, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis called the farmer’s leaders “gangsters
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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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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agoracherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided... in world football by winning the European Championships in 2004, have Greeks poured onto the streets
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six... winning seven of Greece’s 13 regional authorities in the first round, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoradecision to leave the Union,” wrote analysts at the European Policy Centre (EPC) in a discussion paper... the possibility of Le Pen, or someone like her, winning an election. “The prospect of a Le Pen presidency upsets... in working class areas, was a catalyst in Brexit without winning a single seat at a general
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Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyapartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw
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Greek banks push for return to normality
EconomyBankingyear. Moody’s saw the bank’s capital at comfortable levels, with the CET1 ratio for the total... programme is already winding down with net purchases currently at 30 billion euros up to September
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgrammein the excise on diesel oil for farmers, tightening the definition of what constitutes a farmer and better... of the privatization plan undertaken by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF). Announcement of binding
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