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Newsletter 507 - 05/06/2026
growth estimate downwards to 1.9%, from 2.2% in the previous outlook in December. At the end of last
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Rising prices and energy pressures threaten to undermine 2026 outlook
EconomyMacroeconomypeers. The OECD revised its growth estimate downwards to 1.9%, from 2.2% in the previous outlook
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Energy propels 18.4% YoY rise in import prices for April
EconomyMacroeconomyby 2.2 percent, moderating from the rise of 14.2 percent in the previous month. The index’s 12-month
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Unlocking inactive properties: How vacant homes distort Greece's property market
EconomyFeaturesstock - over 2.2 million units - is vacant and "inactive," meaning it is neither used by owners nor
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A quarter-pounder democracy
AgoraJust under 17 years ago, New York Times commentator Thomas Friedman put forward a theory that if McDonald’s restaurants open in a country, a functioning democracy and institutions won’t be far behind... be put into practice, the institutional malaise will continue. Until our institutional weaknesses
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
Economyexecutive board member Joerg Asmussen appears to have put the economic plan in some doubt, while... 50 percent or so. Asmussen also put the financing gap, the difference between how much money Greece
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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsput the Greek government on tenterhooks. There are indications that genuine concern has gripped Prime... whole crisis strategy is in danger of being put in doubt. Samaras, Venizelos and Stournaras have
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSixteen months after one-time rivals Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos put aside their differences to form a coalition government, the two have agreed on a policy framework..., the policy framework drawn up last year by the three parties put one goal above all others: Renegotiation
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be and what measures the government would have to take to fill it. In the meantime, we have put... said that government officials speaking anonymously after the EU summit put the figure at no more
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Does new troika visit spell fresh drama for Greece? Maybe not
Economy,” as International Monetary Fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde put it. Greece presented a draft... Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen put a figure next to what until then was a vague
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