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  1. From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
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    Society

    The City of Athens has conducted the first ever survey of people using its welfare services, including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... a range of welfare services for around 20,000 people a day. All this on a budget that has been cut

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  2. Greece's current account in surplus for the fourth consecutive month

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    million and 249 million respectively more than offsetting a rise in the services’ surplus by 259 million... a considerably reduced import bill for all categories, a further rise in the services surplus by 8.9 percent

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  3. A summit of little substance

    Agora

    decisions on the four key topics on the agenda: the digital economy, innovation and services; youth...) and those who want to defend their strict national rules. With regard to innovation, services, youth

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  4. When will Greek banks operate as credit institutions again?
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    Agora

    , to finance. Credit crunch and disconnecting from financial services The severity of credit... branches rising, with the repercussion that they are disconnected from key financial services. Among

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  5. C/A surplus for fifth straight month in Sept, up to 2.55 billion euros for year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    rise year on year (yoy) mainly reflects an increase in the services surplus by 338 million, more... receipts; b) a further rise in the services surplus by 10.1 percent to 14.22 billion, on higher tourism

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  6. Greek GDP shrinks 3 pct in Q3, on course to contract by 4 pct in 2013
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    exports of services up 8.8 percent from -1.6 percent in the second quarter. Unlike the previous two... and a rise in the services surplus. The implementation of strict fiscal consolidation accompanied by tough

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  7. October C/A deficit drops to 351 mln, down 39.1 pct over year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    ) drop mainly reflects an increase in the services surplus by 167 million euros, owing to higher net... in the services surplus by 10.4 percent to 15.55 billion, on the back of higher tourism revenues c

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  8. C/A balance positive by 1.4 bln to Nov, 2013 surplus in sight

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and an increase in the services surplus by 25 million, which counterbalanced deterioration in the income... in the import bill and a 3.3 percent increase in export receipts b) rise in the services surplus by 10.3 percent

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  9. C/A surplus of 0.7 pct of GDP in 2013 is Greece's first for decades
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , mainly reflecting SMP income of 534 million and an increase in the services surplus by 169 million, which... the same period b) A rise in the services surplus by 11.1 percent to 16.82 billion, attributed to higher

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  10. The wrong prescription
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    Agora

    and basic but crucial services such as performing jabs and taking elderly people’s blood pressure. These are not services you can get at super markets or petrol stations. Given that the lack of access

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