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  1. Greek Q4 GDP down 2.6 pct, shrinks 3.7 pct in 2013 - better than troika estimates

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    : The Greek government and the troika estimate a GDP rebound by 0.6 percent with BoG and Fitch Ratings... decelerating from the 3 percent drop posted in the third quarter, according to flash estimates... similar trend (low double-digit drop) over the past three quarters. ELSTAT’s latest flash estimates

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  2. Fires cast growing shadow as new shipwreck probe is announced
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of migrants travelling from Libya to Italy drowning in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Greece... are estimated to have lost their lives in the shipwreck. Another probe, this time initiated from

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  3. New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    approach on migration in response to increased arrivals from Libya also comes at a time when New... of measures will be relatively painless for banks, costing an estimated 20-30 million euros, while

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  4. Early tourism estimates point to increased airline pre-bookings and lower cruise passengers in 2017
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    more than those in 2016. This estimate is due to be revised by the end of January and could...). The preliminary estimates for airline seat planning point to an increase of 19 percent for Greek regional

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  5. Stability Programme revises growth down to 2.5 pct as investment estimates prove too rosy
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 1.6 pct, another ambitious estimate of investments of 14.4 pct, exports up by 4.9 pct and imports... that the forecast was ambitious as most of their estimates ranged between 2 and 2.5 pct. Most

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  6. Draft budget sets ambitious growth target of 2.8 pct in 2020, plugs fiscal gaps
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    Economy

    by half a percentage, from 2.3 percent in the previous official Greek estimate in the Stability Programme to 2.8 percent. At the same time, the estimate for this year’s growth is revised down to 2... in December. The growth estimate of 2.8 percent for next year is a substantial revision from

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  7. Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    emerged so far from the 3,000-page file confirms earlier reports that two former rural development... payments scandal over the coming months. The Rural Development Ministry is already bracing for a backlash..., this concerns 2.9 million euros handed out for fraudulently declared livestock. Rural Development Minister

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  8. Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025

    Newsletters

    familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis

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  9. Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025

    Newsletters

    % of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly... tensions in rural Greece, where delays in agricultural subsidies and the ongoing sheep pox crisis have

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  10. Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025

    Newsletters

    PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned

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