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  1. Company closures dropped sharply during the pandemic
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    and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles” which saw 8,082 closures. While that may seem... actually dropped 18.9 percent. In fact, only one sector saw an increase in the number of closures in 2020: electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, which saw an increase of 26.4 percent

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  2. In hindsight it would have been nicer

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    on the 5th of June after its contents were leaked by the Wall Street Journal's Matina Stevis, the IMF openly

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  3. It remains a mystery
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    Agora

    The Wall Street Journal leaked this week the minutes of an International Monetary Fund board meeting in May, 2010, just a few days before Greece signed its first bailout. The extracts reveal that there was serious concern among about a third of the country representatives, who raised serious

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  4. How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    wall in its discussions with technocrats from the European Commission, European Central Bank

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  5. Last man standing
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    together on this issue, and others, is much like trying to nail jelly to the wall. It was only

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  6. Greece’s first bailout, lenders and their pledge to maintain debt exposure
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    EconomyProgramme

    The Wall Street Journal and El Pais published over the weekend a revealing record of the minutes from the International Monetary Fund’s board meeting in May 2010, which sealed the organizations participation in the first Greek bailout. “The Dutch, French and German chairs conveyed to the Board

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  7. Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the 12 months ahead. A report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that a commitment to a specific

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  8. Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
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    Agora

    claims against police be included in a new immigration code. A recent Wall Street Journal article

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  9. Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
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    Agora

    Pop quiz: When was the last time Greece held elections at the end of the government’s four-year term? It was in 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell, F.W. de Klerk started dismantling apartheid in South Africa, Soviet troops left Afghanistan, Chinese students demonstrated and were shot in Tiananmen

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  10. With troika review pending, Greek bailout exit plan faces time challenge
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    bailout exit to be discussed in earnest with Greece's eurozone partners. The Wall Street Journal

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