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Stocks up 3.1 pct during week to reach fresh two-year high
Economythis week, mostly due to the strong gains of 5.4 percent recorded on Tuesday, while they stayed almost stable on Friday. Overall, the banking index has gained 8.9 percent since the end of May. The three... a FTSE announcement made at the end of May, Fourlis will replace Terna Energy in the FTSE/ATHEX Large
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Industrial turnover up for sixth straight month with 10.7 pct rise in April
EconomyMacroeconomyin the domestic market was much more modest, rising by 3.7 percent. The strong growth in the non-domestic markets.... Industry confidence fell by 4.8 points to -10.4, which is the lowest reading since May 2016. Since... stood at 49.6 in May, up by 1.4 points from the figure of 48.2 in April, signalling a ninth
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Blame game follows collapse of Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign Policy,” since the latter, through his spokesman, welcomed the following day, Turkey’s strong commitment... avoided so far blaming any side for the collapse of talks in Crans-Montana. Analysts say that this may signal that the UN may be leaving the door open for an initiative in the future. UN Secretary
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis look for new impetus from Thessaloniki appearances
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Tsipras administration may be aided in this by the visit to Greece of French President Emmanuel Macron on September 7 and 8. Macron is considered a strong advocate for debt relief... have suggested to the local media that a number of French businessmen may accompany Macron during his
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GDP rises by 0.5 pct in Q2 as signs of recovery emerge
EconomyMacroeconomyYoY. The MoF expects a strong rebound of 5.9 percent in gross fixed capital formation this year... included in the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS) voted in mid-May point to GDP growth of 1.8 in 2017... published on May 11, expecting GDP to grow by 2.1 percent. The IMF estimate is slightly higher at 2.2
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Tsipras hopes to move on after decision on ex-airport project
PoliticsGreek Politicsfurther legal obstacles may lie ahead, Athens clearly believes that it has got over the largest... to his core supporters, the prime minister is aware that a strong economic recovery is his best hope... by 0.6 percentage points since the last survey in September. What may be particularly pleasing to Tsipras
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Name and shame
Agoraat the divisions within the opposition party over this matter, he may benefit. At the very least... to satisfy Greek concerns regarding any irredentist ideas, regardless of how fanciful these may seem..., as well as on the name, seem distant given that there is strong resistance in FYROM, where Zaev’s
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Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
another impressive protest in Thessaloniki, the Athens rally confirmed the strong opposition.... But the timing of the news that politicians may be implicated in the Greek case caused some eyebrows... up in the list of alleged suspects despite the fact that he only served in office between the May
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Newsletter 151 -16/02/2018
After a week of strong rhetoric from Turkey directed at Greece and Cyprus, a nervous lull has returned... this not occurred, Greece may even have avoided needing a bailout in 2010. Former conservative prime minister... of May; agree with the lenders a formula for debt relief; and, present to the partners a growth
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Capture of soldiers adds to complexity of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyby the two soldiers to be released. According to Turkish media, the two Greek servicemen may.... Privately, the Greek government may publicly deny any real concern but privately it appears... indicated that they believe the EU will provide strong support. Kotzias stated that the statement
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