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  1. Capital controls trigger big rise in card use and VAT revenues, Bank of Greece data shows

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    2016, while the effective rate is estimated to have increased by 1 percentage point due... in the share of private consumption expenditure via plastic money by 1 percentage point results

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  2. Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to be agreed next month. If negotiations drag on beyond that point, elections in other eurozone member... the Greek prime minister also reflects the fact that the process has arrived at the point where

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  3. Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017

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    Tourism Confederation (INSETE). Specifically, the preliminary estimates for airline seat planning point... Commission and OECD estimates point to a higher increase of 1.1 percent. Tobacco, housing and hotels, cafes

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  4. Q4 GDP contracts 0.4 pct QoQ, growth of 0.3 pct in 2016
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , the aggregate figures for the whole year point to a real GDP growth of 0.3 percent, which is exactly the same... and the IMF point to a strong recovery of 2.7 percent for 2017. The Finance Ministry also expects

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  5. Greece in inflation for first time since Feb 2013 as CPI rises 1.2 pct in Jan

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent, at a slower pace compared to the drop of 1.7 percent in 2015. All recent forecasts point... OECD and European Commission estimates point to a higher increase of 1.1 and 1.3 percent respectively.

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  6. Q4 GDP contracts 1.2 pct QoQ, leading to recession of 0.1 pct for 2016
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    figures for the whole year point to a marginal GDP contraction of 0.1 percent compared to growth of 0.3... The most recent forecasts by the Finance Ministry, the European Commission and the IMF point

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  7. Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , Tsipras has not yet reached the point where he can sign up to an agreement that would be accepted by his... minister made a point of raising the issue at the meeting of European socialist leaders in Brussels

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  8. IMF Spring Meetings seen as next waypoint in completion of review
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    be held to reach an agreement on the debt relief package. At that point, the IMF would decide... that an extraordinary Eurogroup could be held earlier if necessary. Tzanakopoulos also made a point of stressing

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  9. Cyprus talks rolling again but Athens seems sceptical
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . Nevertheless, analysts point out that both leaders’ behaviour during the last two months provoked..., Turkey’s position will not really change. They also point out that if Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins

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  10. Athens seeks clarification from UN envoy as Cyprus talks head for dead-end
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    for a new Geneva meeting. Analysts also point out that Anastasiades no longer seems dedicated to finding... talks’ process is at a crucial juncture. They also point out that all efforts should now focus

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