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  1. Is post-election just pre-election in Greece?
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    Agora

    Now that the ballots from Greece’s triple election marathon have been counted, the focus of debates is shifting towards policy implications, expected cabinet reshuffles and demands for yet more elections. Any observer of Greek politics in Berlin, Paris or Brussels would be at pains to comprehend

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  2. Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . This sector is the only showing a marginal growth (at 0.8 percent in April) yet the net flow is extremely

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  3. Greece's new finance minister lines up for a marathon (and several short sprints)

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    unlikely to be in a position to claim its next bailout tranche of 1 billion euros as it has not yet

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  4. Greek building activity drop decelerates to 16 pct in March

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    a slight increase by 0.8 percent. The number of building permits resumed above the 1,000-mark, yet the Q1

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  5. Alpha Bank acquires Citigroup's retail banking unit in Greece
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    EconomyBanking

    exercise date of warrants. Although official results have not been announced yet, local media indicate

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  6. European Commission paper highlights challenges for Greek exports

    Economy

    The European Commission (EC) published an economic paper titled “The puzzle of the missing Greek exports” showing that Greece’s export performance is dramatically lagging behind, yet its export potential could be enormous. Greece has a track record of protracted trade deficits and low openness

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  7. Wages index edges up YoY in Q1 after sinking by 24.8 pct since 2010

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    readings yet at much modest rates (up to -1.3 percent)

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  8. Greek PMI falls to 49.4 in June, lowest since November 2013

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Nevertheless, new export orders rose modestly, yet at the fastest pace since August 2011. Although

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  9. Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
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    Society

    , electrical goods and furniture has yet to take off. Just 14 percent of respondents said they had “probably

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  10. Greek jobless rate remains stuck at 27.3 pct for third month
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    Economy

    above the 30-percent mark for the second year in a row, yet it eased to 30.7 percent in April from

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