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PASOK homes in on misuse of public money but ND hopeful of absorbing blows
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan a dozen that have already been named, to be lifted in connection to the OPEKEPE affair... rather than being a matter of high concern for the general population. Nevertheless, given... the problems that these two affairs have exposed, the government could be given credit by voters
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Greeks crying out for political change but doubt it will happen, poll finds
Society, or the hope apparently dimmer, than in Greece. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey of 25... or overhaul exceeds the 25-country median by more than ten points, and the 68 percent who doubt... important problems, against a 41 percent median. • Sixty-eight percent say few or none are ethical
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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsplaying field, rather than treating their protests as a nuisance. “We must ensure that Greek agriculture is viable in the long term. That means confronting the structural problems, not just policing... the government is treating their mobilisation as a matter of enforcement rather than politics, reinforcing
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Government faces balancing act in 2026 as rivals gather for looming elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, between 2015 and 2019, has sold more than 30,000 copies, requiring a second print run. Tsipras.... In his New Year’s address, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis argued that Greece’s problems demand sober, systemic responses rather than reliance on charismatic figures. He warned against the notion
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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyoversubscribed and the yield of 4.95 percent was notably lower than had been expected even a few days... on the positive mood around Greece and not delay the placement The achievement of a much higher than... more than 1.5 times oversubscribed, confirming the recent strong investor interest in Greek bank
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
widened to 847 million euros in January, more than 2.5 times higher than a year earlier. Imports fell... thanks to the travel surplus more than doubling to 10.63 million. Exports dropped by 16.9 percent... Blair implored the party’s lawmakers to be “whiter than white, purer than pure”. Unfortunately, it didn
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Budget primary surplus at 1.51 bln end-May, revenues fall short by 978 mln
EconomyMacroeconomythan double compared to last year’s 707 million, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final...) and higher Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance (by 1.11 billion) more than offsetting a revenue gap... million reflecting lower than expected revenues partly counterbalance by further restrained primary
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A closer look at the composition of Greece's bad loans
EconomyBankingpercent a year ago. However, the ratio of performing exposures, which are past due less than 90 days, over... respectively. The report revealed that two-thirds of NPEs that are past due more than 90 days (excluding denounced loans) were non-performing for more than one year. For housing loans in particular
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomypercent lower than last year’s figure of 3.25 billion. It should be pointed out that the Finance... billion, implying a collectability rate of more than 83 percent. The bulk (more than 85 percent... tax burden on 2016 was shifted towards large properties. GSPR data showed that more than one-third
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Tax revenue overperformance leads budget primary surplus to 4.44 bln in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfigures published a week ago had displayed a primary surplus of 4.39 billion, 45 million lower than... narrowed by more than two thirds from last year and landed at 1.14 billion euros in 2016, 2.48 billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) edged down 1.5 percent in December
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