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Building activity returns to growth in Sep, up 9 pct in 9M
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits returned to growth in September, rising by 6.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a drop of 4 percent in August, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Thursday. Permits have been growing annually this year except in February, which saw
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Dependency on tourism highlighted by negative hiring balance of 82,463 in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance stayed negative in November, with 82,463 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in November last year saw 83,627 more departures, suggesting a year-on-year improvement of 1,164 jobs. Total
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Despite months of input cost declines, rise in agriculture prices doubles to 3.8 pct in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomy, with animal feed also down by 8.7 percent. The rest of the components saw increases, with other goods
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Building permits pick up pace in Oct with 8.7 pct growth
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits picked up pace in October, rising by 8.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a rise of 6.2 percent in September, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday. Permits have been growing annually this year, except in February, which saw the first
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PM hopes to contain farmers' protests, seeks to close other open fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that communication lines remained open. The weekend saw an escalation in protests, with farmers from across
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Labour market improves further in 2023, with 43,802 more hirings
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance turned positive in December, with 18,496 more hires than departures, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in December last year saw 8,867 more hires, suggesting a year-on-year improvement of 9,629 jobs. Total hirings
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Newsletter 413 - 23/02/2024
PoliticsCriminal code reform and Tempe inquiry prompt opposition ireThe government emerged relatively unscathed this week from what may have been the climax of the farmers' protests, which saw producers descend on Athens, but clashed with the opposition over its reforms to the criminal justice code
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Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle called off as chaotic party conference concludes
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the opposition party who were unhappy about what they saw as an increasingly autocratic style
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Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas?
Agoraand which saw Greece forced to build new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in order to reduce its
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Backwash from stormy congress still rocking SYRIZA as support for Greek Solution rises
PoliticsGreek Politicsrisen by 0.7 pts to 10.2 pct, positioning Velopoulos’s party just ahead of KKE, which also saw its
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