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Unpaid taxes edge up by 656 mln in June for slowest monthly rise in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomymonthly rise of almost 1 billion euros in the first six months of the year, corresponding to a 14.4... billion euros, stemming from revenue collection of around 1 billion and write-offs of 293 million. The collection of 1 billion euros also incorporates the impact from the new legislation on settlement
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Lockdown reduced spread of Covid-19 by 80 pct, research indicates
Society. The R number is considered important by epidemiologists because once the number rises above 1, it is considered that there is a risk of an epidemic. When the R number remains under 1, the risk... reduction. The closure of activities in public spaces had the biggest impact of 24.1 percent. In total
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Greeks living in smaller, older, poorer quality homes during crisis, BoG study shows
Society, with the respective share to total houses increasing to 12.3 percent in 2012 from 9.9 percent in 2008. It is estimated that 1 million houses in Greece were built after 2000 but only 10 percent... by 0.2 percent in 2008-2012, apartments grew by 1 percent, while other type posted a double-digit
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Agora, with the respective share to total houses increasing to 12.3 percent in 2012 from 9.9 percent in 2008. It is estimated that 1 million houses in Greece were built after 2000 but only 10 percent is inhabited... percent in 2008-2012, apartments grew by 1 percent, while other type posted a double-digit annual growth
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General government primary cash surplus triples to 3 bln by February, arrears climb to 6.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyof 2016 from 1 billion in the corresponding period last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin... to 13.3 billion primarily attributed to a notable rise in transfers by 1 billion to 2.07 billion, while... half of total gg arrears. Hospitals’ arrears are following suit at 1.09 billion accounting for 18
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Government hopes offer of tax breaks and grants will spark growth boost
EconomyMacroeconomyor external funding under the condition that 25 percent of the total investment cost does not include any...), the total cost of subsidies and grants is estimated at 480 million euros in the 2016-2022 period... seven years to a total of 1.45 billion by 2031. The breakdown of the cumulative figure shows 573
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Central government debt climbs to 328.3 bln in Q2 on bailout tranche of 7.5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyfinancial aid of 212.7 billion euros in total. Of this 52.9 billion relates to the Greek Loan... residual maturity of total debt stock edged up to 16.67 years at the end of June, which... 80 percent of total, almost entirely due to the FSM loans’ maturities, while the remainder
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Payment cards up by 3 pct but value of transactions drops by 7 pct in H1 2016
EconomyBankingFollowing the notable rise of 11.3 percent in the second half of 2015, the total number of payment... effectively, the BoG said. At the end of June 2016, debit cards made up 81 percent of total payment.... More importantly, the total value of card transactions fell by 6.7 percent to 26.21 billion
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign Policyof the puzzle actually coming on the table… we were not able to stitch it together to a total deal.” Eide... in mind. Nervy Turkey Total's West Capella drillship arrived and began its work on July 12... of blocks 1, 6 and 7 of Cyprus’ EEZ, to the west and southwest of the island. The effective dates
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Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
EconomyMacroeconomy, or 1,680 across a total of 28 days. Additionally, from September 1, it will be possible to withdraw up to 50 percent of the total amount of funds transferred from overseas to existing accounts... September 1 as part of government moves to further relax the capital controls in place since 2015
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