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  1. Disposable income slips 1.6 pct in Q2 on higher income and wealth taxes

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    2009. The recorded drop over the last six years mainly stems from soaring unemployment rates...-digit rates in the preceding three quarters. The absolute figure of 3.25 billion in Q2 corresponds

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  2. First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved

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    (i.e. 23 percent) rate. As a result, the government proposal for escalated rates - zero..., the new rates would apply as of Monday, unless a new ministerial decision provides a further extension

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  3. Parliament's budget office sees risks and rewards in third bailout
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    but includes several “horizontal” measures, such as the increase the VAT rates, which intensify... in the tax rates and potential new taxes could lead to higher tax evasion. Although the European

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  4. Retail sales drop at faster pace of 5.2 pct in Sept

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    dived at double-digit rates by 19 and 13.6 percent respectively. Furniture, electrical and household equipment as well as department stores also fell at high single digit rates by 9.6 and 8.4 percent

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  5. Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
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    to a reduction of rates. At the same time, Greece has to implement the zero-deficit clause for supplementary... on income criteria and that lower replacement rates ranging from 55 percent for high salaries and up to 65

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  6. Car sales resume double-digit growth rate in Oct with 15.2 pct rise
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    , with only two negative rates in July (-23.9 percent) and October posted so far this year... rates consistently reported since September 2013 with just two negative readings over this 27-month

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  7. Slight deterioration in services sector turnover in Q3

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    -digit growth rates were posted by security and investigation activities (+18.9 percent), employment... and technical activities as well as security and investigation activities recorded growth rates of 9

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  8. Greeks' health seen getting worse, negative feelings growing during crisis
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    , with the highest rates recorded in the largest population centres of Attica and Thessaloniki and the lowest... to a reduction in smoking rates, drinking and the consumption of red meat, which have been in decline

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  9. Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2

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    at exceptionally low rates to a sovereign without much concern as someone will come and bail it out The Fund’s... have to give loans at favourable rates (unlike the 300 basis points over Euribor which Greece

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  10. Travel receipts grow 12.2 pct in Dec, surplus rises to 12.17 bln in 2015
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    and Russia soared 48.5 and 47.1 percent respectively, while slower growth rates were posted... expenditure per trip eased 1.2 percent to 583 euros The biggest growth rates in incoming tourism flow

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