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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgrammethe remaining prior actions “as a matter of urgency.” There was no indication exactly how many are left
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Credit contraction remains at 0.9 pct in December
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure of 33 million and remaining in positive territory for a second straight month. December’s changes
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PMI up to 55.2 in January, highest since October 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI increased strongly by 2.1 points in January to 55.2, remaining above the 50-mark threshold for the eighth month in a row. Markit’s PMI headline figure for the first month of 2018 was the highest it has been since October 2007, and represents the longest consecutive
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Overdue social security debt reaches 31.3 bln in Q4, collected revenues beat annual target
EconomyMacroeconomybillion) related to main SSC debt and the remaining 8.37 billion concerned surcharges and penalties
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Three in 10 workers in part-time jobs, earning less than 400 euros
SocietyFigures from the Unified Social Security Fund (EFKA) have revealed that around 30 percent of all paid employment falls under part-time work, with corresponding salaries remaining low. The data showed that up to May of last year, three out of 10 workers in the private sector were employed part-time
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Industrial turnover falls by 2.6 pct in December
EconomyMacroeconomyto 55.2, with the index remaining above the 50-mark threshold for the eighth consecutive month
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Some loose ends ahead of Eurogroup, questions remain over IMF's role
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government goes into Monday’s Eurogroup, which will be accompanied by a meeting of the European Stability Mechanism’s (ESM) board of directors, with three prior actions remaining and doubts over whether the green light for the disbursement of the next loan tranche will be granted
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Net job hirings balance negative by 16,542 in January
EconomyMacroeconomymore departures than hires. For the remaining age groups, the balance was negative by 4,546 for those
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Central government debt grows to 328.70 billion in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomy, and the remaining 38 billion to the third bailout programme, which was signed in mid-summer 2015
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesin 2015, still remaining well above the European average. Spending on pharmaceuticals was cut from
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