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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe safeguarding of the measures one of the key issues of SYRIZA’s campaign during the last few days..., followed by Golden Dawn on 6.5 points and the Communist Party (KKE) on 5.5. Pulse estimates..., Pulse estimates that the maximum difference between the two parties could be 13.1 percentage
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GDP rises by 0.2 pct QoQ in Q1, increases by 1.3 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyyear-on-year (YoY). During the first three months of the year, travel receipts rose by 37.2 percent...) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 after a decline of -0.1 percent seen in Q4 2018, provisional estimates from... to 1.8 percent in 2022 and 1.8 percent in 2023. Compared to last year’s estimates, 2019 was forecast
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GDP rises by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q2, increases by 1.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomy). During the first six months of the year, travel receipts rose by 15.3 percent to 5.51 billion euros...) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 after a rise of 0.2 percent in Q1, provisional estimates from the Hellenic... in 2023. Compared to last year’s estimates, 2019 was forecast to grow by 2.9 percent, 2020 by 2.5
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PBO highlights economic impact of Covid-19, calls for policies to mitigate damage
EconomyMacroeconomydecline in hiring” that will soon show up in the unemployment rates. Fiscal data during the first... by the estimates it released in mid-April, with three different scenarios of recovery speeds: a quick recovery... for 2020 estimates range from -4.4 pct, to -8.5 pct and -9.4 pct respectively. Unemployment is seen
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomyand their overperformance has helped mask the dour situation in the sector. During the last quarter of last year, when... the scale of deviation from the initial assumptions. Also, the estimates of 4.8 pct growth this year... own estimates closer to 2 pct and a stronger rebound in 2022. Given these challenges, it is little
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Govt faces fallout from hospital vaccine mandate, as school opening poses fresh challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsappointments in time for school. During July and August, under-17s accounted for one in five Covid-19 cases... care workers. The Ministry of Health estimates that around half of the 15,000 unvaccinated healthcare.... The Education Ministry estimates that around 80 pct of educators are vaccinated, and a further 10 pct
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Newsletter 351 - 16/09/2022
the enhanced surveillance framework and during a week that two of the rating agencies, Moody’s and DBRS... Staikouras highlighted the outperformance of the Greek economy compared to the previous estimates... outpaced the ministry’s estimates, with the total cost for 2022 jumping to 13.2 billion euros, up by 55
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EC tweaks forecasts, sees 2023 growth at 1.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2024 is now seen at 2.2 percent, from 2 percent in autumn. Price growth during 2022 was 9.3 percent, while a 4.5 percent is expected this year and 2.4 percent in 2024. These estimates are revised...The European Commission updated its estimates in the latest winter forecasts, essentially retaining
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politics, and acting party leader, Sokratis Famellos provided during a radio interview on Tuesday a taste of what kind... in Parliament about this issue. Its request came as the National Observatory said that preliminary estimates.... Preliminary estimates suggest that, so far, the destruction caused by wildfires in Greece this year
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
, there was renewed scrutiny this week of two of the most damaging episodes seen during his administration... fiscal rules and the activation of the escape clause for defence spending. Initial estimates suggest... euros. A study published by the Parliamentary Budget Office estimates that, under the new fiscal
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