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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswas unexpected, New Democracy has strong motives to move in this direction. One is the party’s strong ties with the Greek diaspora, and the other is its strong base among the older demographics. The party has... to increase democratic participation and provide a strong response to voter apathy. The proposal
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Q3 unemployment in Greece still at 27 pct despite strong tourism season
EconomyMacroeconomythe strong tourism season. Attica’s rate stands marginally rose to 28.2 percent in Q3 (from 28.1 in Q2
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Golden Dawn faces more legal action but is on course for strong election showing
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport away from Golden Dawn. The Union for the Homeland and the People has strong nationalist line
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Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party
PoliticsGreek Politicswill also point to the surprisingly strong support that his government has among voters. In the first
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Greek shares up for the third straight week on strong performance from banks
EconomyThe Greek stock market headed north for the third successive week posting gains of 3.9 percent mainly driven by banks (+18.6 percent), which continued recording strong gains for the third week in a row. The quadriga’s mission chiefs concluded on Friday their 3-day visit to Athens, the first after
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Strong start for Greek stocks but they end week down 3.4 pct
EconomyDespite a strong rebound on Monday, the Greek equity market traded on negative ground in the following sessions, ending the week down 3.4 percent. The initial positive reaction in the aftermath of banks’ capital shortfall announcement by the ECB was reversed amid stock overhang concerns and delayed
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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomyand point to a mild recession of 0.3 percent in 2016 and a strong GDP growth of 2.7 percent in 2017
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Retail sales climb 10.9 pct in Feb on strong rebound in almost all sectors
EconomyMacroeconomyin February, following a marginal growth of 0.1 percent in the previous month. The strong rebound in February
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Slight rise of 0.3 pct in March retail sales after strong growth in February
EconomyMacroeconomyseven months. Meanwhile, the corresponding volume fell by 1 percent in March after a strong
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Budget primary surplus at 3.02 bln in July, above target by 926 mln on strong underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyreflecting a strong underspend with primary expenditure coming in at 1.04 billion euros below the target
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