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  1. Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
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    EconomyProgramme

    There has been a highly sceptical reaction from the institutions to the fiscal expansionary measures announced by the Greek government this week, including a reduction to VAT rates and a bonus... sustainability analyses.” On Thursday, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s mission to Greece, Peter

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  2. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    paid in March with a cost of 277 million euros, which corresponds to an average supplementary pension.... In this heated and highly emotionally charged debate on the topic, we attempt to present some figures

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  3. Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019

    Newsletters

    as of the end of October, stood at circa 277 percent of the quota and an outstanding debt of just over 9... opinion poll published before ministers met indicated that voters are highly concerned about

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  4. Newsletter 454 - 07/03/2025

    Newsletters

    for interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against and 4... concerned about the eurozone. It is highly likely that the EU will have to devote a significant

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  5. Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
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    Agora

    continues to hang over all those involved. The problem is that each side’s particular concerns.... The Fund believes that Greek debt is on a “highly unsustainable path” (170 percent of GDP in 2020

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  6. Fitch upgrades Greek rating to 'B,' sees hybrid MoU exit and 2.1 pct growth this year
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    Economy

    . Combined with the highly concessional terms of servicing the public debt and the average maturity of 18 years, among the longest in all Fitch-rated sovereigns, it supports the agency’s positive outlook... that has Greece at Caa2, three notches behind. Greece’s debt remains highly speculative and needs five

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  7. Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
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    Economy

    -performance highly contributed to the latest upgrade. In Fitch’s view the new government... maturity of 21 years makes it the longest in Fitch’s universe and with servicing costs of 6.2 percent... remains above the capital requirements, however it is highly vulnerable to asset quality, burdened

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  8. Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics

    Agora

    (Q) is the product of labor (L) and labor productivity (Q/L) => Q = L * (Q/L). Labor, or the number... demographics impacts the availability of labor (L). Population. Figure 1 refreshes the population baseline

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  9. SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the Mati wildfires in the summer of 2018 when he was interior minister. However, what is currently being... from single digits to the longest-lived government of the memorandum years and retained close

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  10. Newsletter 510 - 26/06/2026

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    Anna‑Michelle Asimakopoulou and former Interior Ministry secretary‑general Michalis Stavrianoudakis... is characterised by a “working harder for less” dynamic. Greek workers endure the longest usual

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