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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Agora—the trash service in town is unreliable, so the family dumps the trash on a vacant lot at some distance... in the future, the debt (e.g. to a bank) can be serviced with timely principal and interest payments
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Surprise 0.1 pct QoQ rise in Q4 GDP on investment rebound, 2015 recession at 0.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomysurvey and the turnover indices for the service industries. ELSTAT also revised the previous quarters... and services slipped 0.4 percent QoQ and 8.8 percent YoY in Q4, both decelerating from the previous quarter... percent in exports of services. For the whole year, exports dropped 3.7 percent entirely due to a drop
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Q2 GDP rebounds 0.2 pct QoQ but shrinks 0.9 pct YoY amid consumption drop and investment rise
EconomyMacroeconomyunemployment and turnover indices for the service sectors, which were not available at the time... 20.4 percent in Q2 2009. Exports Exports of goods and services edged down QoQ at a decelerating pace... of goods fell by 0.6 percent QoQ but rose by 2.9 percent YoY. Services’ exports decreased by 3.5 percent
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Q3 GDP rebounds 0.8 pct QoQ and 1.8 pct YoY, above flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyas well as quarterly unemployment and turnover indices for the service sectors, which were... of 3.3 and 4 percent respectively. Exports Exports of goods and services rose by 3.7 percent QoQ.... Services’ exports increased at double-digit rates of 13.1 percent QoQ and 10.5 percent YoY. Overall
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Q4 GDP contracts 1.2 pct QoQ, leading to recession of 0.1 pct for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the service sectors, which were not available at the time of the flash estimate. The GDP... of goods and services dropped 1.4 percent QoQ in Q4 after a significant increase of 9.1 percent in Q3... displayed exports of goods declined by 5 percent QoQ and 2.2 percent YoY, while services’ exports
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Regulatory and legal challenges from the increased penetration of LNG
Legalfrom fulfilling its public service obligations, as well as if the requested capacity exceeds... begun to provide additional services (such as trans-shipment, bunkering etc.), while terminals developed at present are also planned to offer such services. Given the above, the existing legal framework
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Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece
Societyservice providers have scaled back operations, shut down, or reduced staff ; plans for development... in respondents reporting an inability to afford care, or to reach services because of distance. Mental health services have been seriously affected. Rapid socioeconomic change can harm mental health, unless
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Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece
Societythe current significant gaps in service provision, the objections to the closures raised... dropped by nearly two-thirds (64%) between 2010 and 2012, leading to marked reductions in services... effective replacement services in general hospitals or the community. “Despite high scores
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Q1 GDP contracts 0.5 pct QoQ and 1.4 pct YoY, slightly worse than flash estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyunemployment and turnover indices for the service sectors, which were not available at the time... and services fell at an accelerating pace by 3.3 percent QoQ and 11.7 percent YoY. The breakdown showed exports of goods grew 0.1 percent QoQ and 1.7 percent YoY, while those of services were
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Public admin shrinks by 11 pct during crisis, share of employment stays below EU average
Societyof the euro crisis (notably Italy and Spain) tend to have relatively modest public service... that restructuring efforts have left employment levels in public services relatively high in the Nordic countries... in the same period. However, in 2013 the number of people employed in Greece in so-called services
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