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Greece near top of EU charts for proportion of population over 65 and 80
SocietyGreece has the second highest proportion of its population over the age of 80, according to data released this week by the EU’s statistical arm. Eurostat figures showed that in 2014, 6 percent of people in Greece were aged 80 or over, just short of the 6.4 percent recorded in Italy and well above
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Tsipras seeks alternatives to bailout measures as ND race begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter the 6 p.m. deadline on Friday. However, this prompted an outcry, including from rival
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Greek banks brace for recapitalisation, with Piraeus initiating a bond swap offer
EconomyBankingNovember 4. Note though that meetings of security holders are scheduled on November 6 and subject
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Disposable income slips 1.6 pct in Q2 on higher income and wealth taxes
EconomyMacroeconomy, the absolute figure of 15.26 billion in Q2 implies a decline by more than 6 billion or 28.3 percent since
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ECB sees Greek banks' total capital needs at 14.4 bln, recap plans to come
Economycollateral values and cash flow valuations. Greek banks are now required to submit by November 6
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Now comes the really hard part
Agora, state cash reserves were used up, government arrears climbed to almost 6 billion euros, capital
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Some movement on Greece's name dispute but solution still long way off
PoliticsGreek Politicslast Saturday in Athens. Talks focused on the first package of 6 CBM’s (there are 11 in total
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A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
Societyfor loans are family [73 percent] and friends [45 percent]. Only 6 percent borrowed money from
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Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
Society. At the secondary level, teachers are required to teach 21 class sessions per week. After 6 years, this drops to 19
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Primary cash surplus notably widens by 1.9 bln to 4.48 bln by November
EconomyMacroeconomypayments rose by 6 percent to 5.8 billion, while Public Investment Budget showed a surplus of 212
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