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  1. IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
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    EconomyProgramme

    is needed, but medium-term fiscal targets should be supported by fiscally-neutral high quality reforms..., the report notes that despite the three rounds of recapitalisation, Greek banks’ capital quality remains weak with half being comprised of low-quality deferred tax assets (DTAs), while the NPL ratio remains

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  2. Waste management remains Greece's biggest environmental challenge, says EU
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    Society

    could share its innovative approaches with other countries. The high quality of its bathing waters... decreased significantly, the report said that air quality in Greece continues to cause concern. “For 2014, exceedances above the EU air quality standards were registered for nitrogen dioxide

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  3. OECD outlines five priorities for Greek reform agenda in 2017
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    Economy

    extensive use of regulatory impact analysis to improve the quality of regulation. Moreover, the national... priority relates to the improvement in the quality of the education system, where outcomes measured... the EU and OECD average. Its recommendations include improvement in the quality of teachers

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  4. Council of Europe report warns over austerity-inflamed inequality in education
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    Society

    quality of education in Greece’s public schools means that for the past 30 years or so, passing the exam... recovery. Regarding the quality of education, the report noted that average student performance... in science, with similar proportions of low performers in numeracy and literacy. The low quality

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  5. New government aims for extensive changes to education system
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    Society

    Democracy’s aim was to ensure equal access to quality education for all. Kerameus said... education and a system of quality assurance would be put in place for institutions. These standards would... taken in their final year of school. However, the low quality of education in Greece’s public schools

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  6. New government sets sights on sustainable and wide-reaching tourism industry
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    Economy

    that the government’s focus on the tourism sector would concentrate on sustainable, high-quality tourism with a low carbon footprint. The quality and competitiveness of Greek tourism would be improved... can preserve the quality of the tourism experience as well as their social impact,” he said

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  7. OECD Better Life report finds Greece still lagging in life satisfaction
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    Society

    , work and job quality, health, knowledge and skills, environmental quality, subjective well being... of the 11 indicators, Greece scored most poorly in work and job quality. In all three sub indicators

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  8. BoG stresses more work needed on NPE reduction, pushes bad bank idea
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    EconomyBanking

    on the asset quality front. But it also highlights again the challenge of tackling the NPE problem, which combined with concern over the quality of banks capital base due to high reliance on deferred tax... pressure on the asset quality of the balance sheets. The NPE ratio at the end of the first quarter

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  9. Covid-19 data controversy rumbles on, as opposition probes on transparency

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the quality and availability of the data on which key decisions were based. The government’s often..., following hints in the media from members of the committee and outside experts about the quality... in Parliament in recent days about the availability and quality of epidemiological information

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  10. Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
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    Agora

    in economic development that is not measurable on the basis of contested markets where quality, prices... or prices related to quality in any sense. Private companies compete with one-another on the basis of quality and prices and volumes all the time, hence measuring private sector efficiency and productivity

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