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Newsletter 92 - 14/10/2016
production by 4.6 percent, which accounts for around 21 percent of the total index that more than... the beginning of the year. The sale of passenger cars, which make up more than 83 percent of vehicle sales... a nosedive of 21.7 percent in the previous month, ELSTAT figures also showed. The strong rebound
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Budget primary surplus to Oct hits 6.5 bln as revenues deliver again
EconomyMacroeconomyby more than 800 million for the second straight month. The primary surplus for the 10-month period... billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) improved 7.8 percent in October... surpassing the 5-billion-euro mark for the third time this year. As we noted, the strong revenue collection
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Greeks full of contradictions on ideology and political beliefs, study suggests
Societybelieving “socialism” to be a more positive term than “capitalism” while, at the same time, espousing...” was more important than “equality”. This proportion was replicated among SYRIZA voters, some 30... in ten believing that the country needs “less public sector”, Greeks are generally more liberal than
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Five-month budget primary surplus confirmed at 1.84 bln, beats target by 790 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyunderspend, with primary expenditure coming in 791 million lower than target. The monthly primary... outperformance of 386 million. The latter resulted mainly on the back of higher than expected indirect... period to 3.06 billion, 36 million higher than target. At the same time, privatisation proceeds stood
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
that a better-than-expected performance on the revenue side over the last few months has given... to the Finance Ministry, more than 1.1 million taxpayers applied to settle their tax and social security debts... euros on heating fuel benefit this winter and that the subsidy would be paid out in advance, rather than
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Newsletter 258 -07/17/2020
more or less typical for this week, confirming that more cases are being recorded than a month ago... more than double by the end of August without some return to restrictions. The measures, taken... data has suggested that cases could more than double by the end of August without some return
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a year ago but the lower than expected uptake in vaccinations, the absence of other precautions...-time high for the daily number of infected people since the pandemic started. More than 400 patients are currently intubated. There were also more than 1,100 Covid-related deaths in October. This surge
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KINAL edges towards more central role in political developments
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir opposition on issues such as the pandemic, which could be considered a matter of national, rather than... and suggested that support for SYRIZA is being underestimated. Even if backing for SYRIZA is stronger than... the parties involved to gain a greater share of the vote than New Democracy and the ultra-nationalist Greek
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Key factors in cost-of-living crisis not kept in check
Agorais up to 213 pct more expensive than in the EU. For the second time in so many months, Prime Minister... is cheaper than France, Italy, Spain and the UK in nominal terms, but the picture changes once..., but wages in Portugal are 23 pct higher than Greece. The basket in Spain is 0.37 pct more expensive
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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsput the Greek government on tenterhooks. There are indications that genuine concern has gripped Prime... measures than it has planned next year in order to cover a “significant” fiscal gap. Despite Greek... the government can find all of the extra 2 billion euros, or more than 1 percent of GDP, it will need
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