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Newsletter 460 - 02/05/2025
, while ultranationalists Greek Solution have held on to 8 pct, followed by Communist Party KKE at 7... with 8 pct, followed by KKE at 7 pct, while SYRIZA has lost 1.6 points since March to fall to 4 pct... up marginally to 9 pct in March, from 8.6 pct in the previous month and 10.8 pct in the same month
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Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
Voting in the New Year Only some festive drama can prevent elections in 2015 The chances of Greece electing a president this month and avoiding early elections took a blow this week, with snap polls now looking even more likely. It was not so much the f...
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Greek household income falls almost 30 pct in 8 years, finds OECD
SocietyHousehold disposable income fell by 27.5 percent per capita in Greece from 2007 to the first quarter of 2015, bucking the trend in the world’s leading industrialised nations, where the figure went up by 8.13 percent. According to data published earlier ...
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PMI drops to 48.4 in May, new orders down at sharpest pace in 8 months
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI fell by 1.3 points to 48.4 in May after rising in the preceding two months, the Markit survey showed on Wednesday. The headline figure for May remains below the 50-point mark that separates contraction from growth and points t...
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Episode 8 - Athens: An ancient city grappling with modern problems
AgoraIn this episode, we take to the streets of our home city, Athens, to get an idea of what interventions would improve life in the Greek capital. Our producer Phoebe Fronista speaks to MacroPolis features writer Georgia Nakou about the Great Walk, a pilot...
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Car sales drop by 23.6 pct in August and 29.4 pct in first 8 months
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time fell by 23.6 percent in August, compared to a drop of 14 percent in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday. In August 2019, the year-on-year change showed a ri...
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Current account deficit at 8 bln after 10M as goods deficit widens
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account remained in deficit in October, widening to 383.2 million, from 316.5 million euros in September, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Friday. In October 2023, the balance showed a deficit of 1.21 billion euros. The Bank of Greec...
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Construction continues recovery in Aug, down 8.4 pct YoY over 8 months
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding activity remained in growth in August, with a rise of 7.8 percent year-on-year, after an increase of 12.2 percent YoY seen in July, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Thursday. The total number of perm...
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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.09 billion euros for 2025, compared to a surplus of 8.7 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Expenditure, excludi...
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
Greece heads to the polls Surveys suggest SYRIZA's lead is narrowing Greece has entered one of the briefest election periods in its history after Parliament failed to elect a president on Monday, triggering snap elections on January 25. The government’s...
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