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Easter timing pushes retail sales down markedly in May with -4.4 pct YoY fall
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales had a sharp drop of 4.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May, after marked growth of 7.4 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The corresponding volume index also had a significant drop of 5.6 percent YoY, from a 7.4 percent jump
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Bonds enjoy great buoyancy but remain some distance from investment grade
EconomyGreece’s borrowing costs have enjoyed an unprecedented period of buoyancy this year, which included the benchmark 10-year bond yield dropping from 4.4 percent in early 2019 to marginally below 2... of triggering national elections. The international investment community, hungry for returns in a tough
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Newsletter 278 -14/12/2020
vaccine and 3.5 million of the jab developed by Moderna. Kikilias said the vaccines will be stored... half of respondents indicating that they will either not get the jab or will wait a few months before... to 4.4 million. Broken down by age group, the highest unemployment rate continues to be found in those
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Hellinikon runs into another stumbling block as casino tender falters
EconomyFeaturesnot been derailed significantly from its timeline. "If [Hard Rock cafe] takes legal measures... could now stretch into 2021. As the website outlined, if Hard Rock cafe withdraws from the process
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition parties. On Tuesday, a report by a team at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA... not suit its narrative, and of cherry-picking elements of the NTUA report which back its story
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Athens (NTUA) into the causes of the blaze which contributed to the deaths of some of the 57 victims... Pavlos Marinakis argued this week that “PASOK is more exposed than other parties” after the NTUA report
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
AgoraAs Greece stands on the cusp of exiting the third, and final, of its painful bailouts, there is a discussion about the terms under which it is exiting and how they compare to the conditions that were on offer the last time the country was close to the M...
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PM relies on patchwork of measures to keep Covid at bay as jab uptake flags
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continues to press ahead with a patchwork of measures to enforce or encourage vaccination, as uptake appears to have stalled among a significant section of the population. Parliament passed a controversial amendment on Thursday introducin...
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politics. The latest attempt to convince them to get the jab came just a few days after the government announced that over-60s would be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more... of the adult population has received at least their first jab. During his address on Tuesday
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
to convince them to get the jab came just a few days after the government announced that over-60s would be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more than seven months... has received at least their first jab. During his address on Tuesday, Mitsotakis also pointed out
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