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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraor to attach a permanence to something that may soon prove to be transient. Sunday’s European... popular assumptions about the May 26 elections is that it signalled the end of populism... euros. The lenders’ concern, which may lead to Greece’s early repayment of its IMF loans being put off
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
which Mitsotakis himself hails from. Mitsotakis’s may have made one of his shrewdest choices... in May, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed. June’s reading... for June rose by 0.5 percent when compared to May. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP
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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
, lower than the figure for the same period last year by 30.5 percent. In May, the total stood at 3.14... in June, bringing the total to 3.36 billion euros compared to 2.93 billion in May. Effective new tax... both new and legacy debt, stands at 104.73 billion. Retail turnover falls by 2 pct in May Volume
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Unemployment edges down again in June, falling to 17 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyrevised rate of 17.1 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday... under 18 percent was in July 2011. During June, employment increased by 5,752 people compared to May... in June versus May, a reduction of 0.7 percent. On an annual basis, the decline came to 110,078
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
to be lower and expenditure to be higher than the target in April. Economic sentiment at 88.5 in May Consumer confidence and construction show signs of stabilising Compared to May 2019, the ESI has decreased by 13.9 points. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 10.8 points month-on-month in May
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agora. It is in this light that Bulgaria’s grim journey in the EU may teach some lessons to the citizens... reputable indices and democracy reports, you may wonder if the country has not joined the wrong Union... place as planned. In this light, one may doubt if the EU has taken any lessons from the latest
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Newsletter 294 - 23/04/2021
Easter sacrificed for May reopening PM maps out plans for catering, tourism to resume activity... to cushion the blow by announcing that the food service sector, as well as all schools, would re-open in May... and a free summer.” The provisional schedule includes the reopening of the catering sector on May 3
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Newsletter 298 - 28/05/2021
case the fear may be more pronounced because the scars of the country’s previous crisis had barely... rises to 108.6 pts in May Industry confidence hits hightest level since 2007 Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose sharply in May by 10.7 points to 108.6 points, following a 1 point month-on-month rise
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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
rose by 359 mln in May The outstanding balance increased to 168.1 billion euros Net deposit movements in the Greek banking system continued to grind higher, increasing by 359 million euros in May... euros. In May last year, net deposit movement was positive by 1.72 billion euros. A breakdown
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Economic sentiment stable in June, but consumer confidence drops
EconomyMacroeconomyrise in May by 10.7 points to 108.6 points, according to European Commission figures released... points to 110.9 in May. Compared to June 2020 - the indicator’s previous low following the outbreak... trend, dropping by 3.4 points, after rising by 7.6 points, to -22.2 in May. Consumer confidence is now
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