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Tsipras and Mitsotakis gear up for economy pledges, with eyes on fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested in the local media that this might also be a way of tying the next government’s hands as far.... On Wednesday, he said he would aim to grow the economy by 4 percent per year, well above the projected
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As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey will incur from being operational for a curtailed summer season could far outweigh any revenue... that there is no new major outbreak while also firing up the economy and salvaging whatever it can
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PM reins in rush to re-open economy as vaccines proceed slowly
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the economy. “Other activities can wait,” Mitsotakis told Parliament as he explained that his... to normality due to the limited flow of vaccines so far. Greece’s vaccination programme continues to proceed
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Trump trade war could take a toll on Greek economy
EconomyMacroeconomyof the Greek economy to the US through trade and the implications of the prospect of tariffs on all EU trade..., which are by far in the EU. Greek exports have had a difficult time in recent years, as total exports
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BoG cautiously optimistic on economy and banking sector
EconomyGreece’s economy and banking system are holding firm against global headwinds, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG)’s latest Financial Stability Review. While growth has slowed slightly, the report... disrupt financial stability. “Greek banks are in a far stronger position than in the past,” the report
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Newsletter 275 -27/11/2020
is as vital to helping Greece’s fragile economy recover from the damage wreaked by Covid-19. The plan... economy, also delivered its final report. The committee’s report is credited with providing the thrust.... Aggregate PIB expenditure came to 7.01 billion, overshooting the target by 2.28 billion. Overall, the PIB
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Greek tax revenues at 33.5 pct of GDP in 2013, slightly below OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomyof 24.5 percent. In contrast, taxes on corporate income to GDP fell from 2.1 percent in 2011 to 1.1... percent in 2012 remaining above the OECD average of 19.5 percent. Greece’s standard VAT rate of 23...) among eurozone countries. The report acknowledges that the average standard VAT rate of the 21 OECD EU
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek Politicsand counter-demonstrations. The presence of politicians from the far-right Golden Dawn party..., and speculation about the potential for a revival of the far-right in urban areas. At the end of June, up... for the presence among the marchers of former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, a senior figure of the far
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ND moves to discredit SYRIZA programme, muses over far-right alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsamounts to 9.35 billion of spending and 3.74 billion of revenues. The figures are not far off ND’s... with the small far-right Greek Solution party. This prospect was always on the cards given the recent... LAOS, the far-right party where Greek Solution leader Kyriakos Velopolos also started his political
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New Democracy moves to corral far-right vote, as PM braces for more surveillance evidence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsConstantine has been attacked by opposition parties who see it as a play for the far-right vote... to court the votes of traditionalists and far-right elements. After initially stating that the former... gia tin Patrida” (Greeks for the Motherland), has been one of a handful of far-right fringe parties
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