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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
Agorabillion euros in 2009 but are estimated to drop below 16 billion this year. Social security contributions took a major hit not only as a result of people dropping out the labour force en masse but also due... were 9.7 billion euros but the figure was estimated to reach 12.9 billion in 2009 and the budget
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Clock ticks on bailout review but big gaps remain between Greece, lenders
EconomyProgrammeunconstitutional the pension cuts imposed in 2012. This is estimated up to 2 percent of GDP or 3.7 billion... of a new tax of 0.05 euros per column in OPAP games as of the beginning of 2016 with estimated... for farmers (estimated revenues at 32 million), reform in the income tax code (150 million
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Pending pensions mount up, complicating fiscal effort
Economya bleak outlook for the Greek social security sector. The estimated 2016 deficit for the two main... pensions to the private sector has an estimated cash deficit of 700 million this year, which is due.... The latter currently stands at 1.3 billion, while ETEA’s total wealth is estimated at 3 billion
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SETE study presents short- and longer-term prospects of Greek tourism
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. In addition, travel revenues are estimated to rise by 6.4 percent to 14.55 billion in 2016... with foreign tourist arrivals estimated to reach 34.8 million in 2021 from 26.1 million in 2015... the overnight revenues are estimated slightly higher at 78 euros in 2021 from 75 euros in 2015. The direct
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Can Greece learn to love renewable energy?
EconomyFeatures/uploads/2016/06/GSR_2016_KeyFindings1.pdf [2] https://www.dei.gr/en/i-dei/i-etairia/tomeis-drastiriotitas...&language=en-US [6] http://energytransition.de/2016/06/the-evolution-of-renewable-energy-sources-res..., an estimated 19.4 percent of global final energy consumption in 2014 came from renewable sources
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Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
AgoraAssociation estimated that public hospitals were short of 6,500 permanent staff. There is another aspect... on pharmaceuticals per person shot up by an estimated 80 percent over the same period. Both the absolute... cases are estimated to be for conditions that could be otherwise dealt with at primary care units
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Greece digests EU-US trade deal amid mixed reaction
Economyestimated for the EU for this year and next, in the region of 1 pct, the new trade deal could trim up... on Greek products. Earlier in the year, the Bank of Greece estimated that US tariffs on Greek goods of 10... turbulence during the first half of the year so the impact estimated by the BoG could
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IMF recognises Greek 2013 surplus, sees less burdensome financing needs
Economytarget with a substantial margin,” the IMF said. For 2014, the IMF estimates Greece will retain a primary.... Surprisingly, the IMF’s estimates for Greece’s total financing needs are materially lower than... reasons for the deviation from October estimates is lower maturing debt and, to a lesser extent
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Parliament's budget office sees Greek recovery finely poised
EconomyMacroeconomyweigh on the recovery. The PBO estimates that the economic recovery this year may be stronger than... estimates of a rise based on the improvement of Greek corporates’ competitiveness. The PBO stresses... and 67.25 billion including year-end 2013 legacy debt, the PBO estimates it will accelerate in the coming
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Greece returns to growth after long recession, GDP figures show
EconomyMacroeconomyquarters of recession, according to the flash estimates published by the Hellenic Statistical... percent. The reported figure was better than estimates (Reuters poll) of a 1.3 percent growth.... Estimates for international tourist arrivals have been upward revised three times this year
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