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Greeks deeply pessimistic about future but confidence in euro persists
Society12 months, Greeks had a significantly more negative outlook than the EU average. Around 62 percent... compared to an average positive response of 47 percent. Greeks were twice as likely than the EU..., when asked if they were for or against a number of statements, more Greeks than the EU average were
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Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
EconomyMacroeconomybank than the one they currently have an account with and the opening of a bank account by a natural... switched to paying by card rather than cash, and deposits in the banking system stabilised. Deposit... have been useful in encouraging the use of electronic payments rather than cash, BoG has noted
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The whole truth and nothing but the truth
Agorarather than fantasy has understood that the case against the former head of the Hellenic Statistical... of state arrears, withholding it will end up doing more damage than good. A Greek business owner... is more than 1,000 days, which is by far the longest in the Union. The argument has been made
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Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscould end with growth of more than 1.5 percent. September is also a crucial month for public... than the target, fuelling fears that taxpayers may not be able to bear the heavy tax burden in the second half of the year, with more than seven billion euros due by the end of the year.
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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agoraproven to be one of the most reliable measurements of sentiment, posted another inflow of more than... of NPEs are non-performing for more than a year, whereas over half of them are non-performing for more than two years. This figure doubled within 2016 and is a clear indication of the difficulty
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakos accused SYRIZA of trying to please its grassroots supporters rather than putting forward well... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given..., the margin of error in the opinion poll was particularly large (more than 20 points in some cases
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
more exits than entrances into the pension system, plus higher mortality. Despite this difference..., significant gaps remain. Tax refunds have risen rather than fallen, from 1.25 billion euros... billion in August. Though the figure is lower than July’s amount of 2 billion, it means that Greece’s
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens will not contribute any more than 1.1 billion euros and that this will be spread over 10... delay in completing the review, so that a staff-level agreement comes early next year rather than... than he would like. What Tsipras wants to avoid is a standoff with the institutions and grumbling
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorathan Belgium or Luxembourg, it is impossible not to ensure that you can defend yourself... approach to geopolitical issues on its southeastern flank seem more of an afterthought than a concerted... ties rather than just fighting fires. Despite a sudden change of direction in the White House
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdistribution of the rewards of the imminent economic recovery than New Democracy. During Tuesday’s press... and dividends, rather than for workers. Tsipras also pointed to agreements with the creditors... of Greek society than any administration led by Mitsotakis and his party.
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