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Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Independent Greeks (ANEL). Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL, the junior partner... other sources. The only question that SYRIZA has about ANEL is what stance it will take if New... Kammenos and his ANEL colleagues have been that they will not vote against SYRIZA, allowing Tsipras
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsof numerous tax breaks, as Marcus Walker of the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday... it and complete the review in order to receive the funds it needs to pay the two bonds totalling 6.7
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Debt relief discussions continue as clock ticks down to June 21 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammewith newspapers like e.g. Handelsblatt, Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times writing on June... the unused funds of the third programme (totalling around 25 billion euros) is under discussion
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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Almost all services in Greece saw decline in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a further worsening in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 with 12 out of the 14 service activities recording a drop, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In the preced...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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Greek households saw net financial wealth plummet by 37.5 pct during crisis
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe impact on Greek households’ financial wealth and liabilities during the crisis years is examined in a study included in the latest statistical bulletin published by Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The study showed that the net financial wealth of Greek...
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