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Despite sharp increase in Dec, current account deficit improves markedly in 2025 to 14.11 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 7.57 billion euros in December, from 7.01 billion last year. At the same time, total exports came
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OECD report paints grim picture for Greece's labour market
EconomyMacroeconomy) and Portugal (14.3 percent). In the euro area the jobless rate stood at 11.6 percent in May..., when the decline of Greece’s figures lagged only those of Portugal, in the other three years... -1.5 to -2.8 percent. In contrast, real hourly wages in Portugal showed a sharper drop of 3.9 and 6
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agorathe Dutchman’s comments. Calls for Dijsselbloem’s resignation came from Portugal and Italy, while... the rest of the eurozone put up the firewall, Spain, Cyprus, Portugal and Greece felt the heat of shuttered... could get from the markets. In the cases of Spain, Cyprus and Portugal, the terms of the programmes
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Economic sentiment at 101.9 pts in Jan, consumer confidence dips by 0.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) got off to a positive start in 2018 and rose by 0.6 points... mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when the global credit crunch hit, which eventually led to the perilous state of the country’s finances being exposed. The ESI continued
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Economic sentiment at 104.3 pts in Feb, consumer confidence falls by 2 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued to strengthen in February, increasing by 2.4 points... reading above the 100-point mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when... being exposed. The ESI continued to fluctuate across the following years, recovering strongly in 2014
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societythe equivalent spending rate of high fire risk countries like Portugal and Spain. More interesting... that of Portugal with 37. One of the major differences is that compared to these countries Greece is far more... Portugal, a country with similar size population and slightly smaller areal extent had just 2,000
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Economic sentiment slips to 89.7 in May, consumer confidence rebounds to -71.9
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 0.6 points in May after increasing in the preceding two months, European Commission (EC) data showed on Monday. The ESI has hovered around the 90-point mark..., when ESI also fell below the 90-point mark. From its recent low of 76.1 last August, the current ESI
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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.7 points in February to reach 113.2 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. The EC noted that the ESI figures have been historically... (EEI). This indicator has been designed to complement the growth-related focus of the ESI
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued its upward trend in January, after a pause in December, increasing by 4.2 points to 114.2, according to European Commission figures released on Friday. ESI... reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has
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