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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturesthat in several of the sub indicators, scores have been recalibrated at certain points in the data set... in the first available data set for Greece as of 2006, and stood at 75.3 in the current set. However... performs most poorly in this indicator with a rank of 153. The data set, available from 2005
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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
for the protection of primary residences. The European Commission set out a list of changes it felt should.... According to Euro2day, the government is set to agree to the threshold for the maximum deposits an applicant can have being set at 30 percent of the residual mortgage. The maximum level of the residual
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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
government’s recent successes to resume the reform agenda which was largely set aside to deal... savings accounts set up for new employees. The intention is to put the bill to public consultation... the reform agenda which was largely set aside to deal with the pandemic. The changes being planned
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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to set out his economic policy proposals and reform ideas... as part of the ongoing effort to generate confidence in the markets. Mitsotakis is expected to set... is also due to set out his ideas for structural reforms in the are of public healthcare, which he has
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
if they are on the one hand accusing it denying agreeing to the terms set out by lenders but on the other also... only 67 lawmakers opted not to tap into the 3.2 million euros set aside for this purpose. However... was adamant he had been set-up by unspecified enemies. However, given that the majority of judges
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Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch
PoliticsGreek Politicsto visit Greece and check on the government’s progress in completing the tasks it has been set... actions set out in the bailout and preparing the ground for other major reforms, such as an overhaul... with a statutory value (as set for tax purposes) up to 300,000 euros for a single person, 375,000 euros
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
passed the omnibus bill containing the last set of prior actions to unlock the next sub-tranche of 2... into the Unified Auxiliary Insurance Fund (ETEA). The first set of new pension measures would reportedly target... or included in the second set of prior actions. Harder and more painful, the second set of measures
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Clock ticks on bailout review but big gaps remain between Greece, lenders
EconomyProgrammethat put the fiscal outcome of this year at risk. The first set of measures includes: a) imposition... delayed and it is not yet known when or if the tax will be implemented. The second set of suggested...) and other – as yet unspecified - revenue measures (110 million). The last set relates to cost savings
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Tsipras in Brussels prep for Obama trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAngela Merkel. The one-on-ones were set up as the European Union worries in private but publicly ignores... warmed to the subject in recent weeks. The national debt is set to hit a massive 315 billion euros... of low interest repayment rates set by creditors. If the talks in Brussels go well, the government
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agoramoderation and led to higher prices. The wage-bargaining processes set relatively high minimum wage... allow local pay agreements to set wage growth below sectoral agreements and introduce variable pay... sector wages did not stay intact for long. Although the first set of labour market reforms did
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