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Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018
to be discussed with the institutions during their first post-MoU visit to Athens in September and the final... steps to unleash the potential of its business economy because the reforms implemented during its... and innovation conditions have only improved by a limited amount during the bailouts. The authors believe
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Greece-Russia spat intensifies but Athens hopes worst is over
PoliticsForeign PolicyPutin invited Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to visit Moscow during a phone call in March and the planned... by Greece’s Foreign Ministry to Zakharova’s comments. The same sources said that during this meeting... suggested that there may have been a misunderstanding. It should be noted that even during
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Growth conditions improving but more work needed over longer term, PBO suggests
EconomyMacroeconomythe current economic conditions in Greece but also how exports and imports have evolved during the crisis. The PBO noted that economic conditions remained favourable during the quarter with employment... fell during the quarter, but that social security arrears rose. The debt relief agreement reached
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Crisis-era productivity in Greece lowest among OECD countries
EconomyFeaturesproductivity rates across several OECD countries before and during the economic crisis. It showed that in terms of GDP per hour worked, only Greece had a negative reading during the crisis years.... The report noted that productivity growth fell markedly during the crisis in all countries
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July current account shows surplus of 1.58 bln as tourism drives services surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyof 14.6 percent in overseas arrivals during the period. The services balance came to 16.54 billion... in travel payments. Financial account Residents’ net external assets rose by 267 million euros during July. During the month, the most notable transaction recorded was the sale of 51 percent of EPA
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Newsletter 182 -9/11/2018
Dimitris Tzanakopoulos indicated during a press briefing on Tuesday that this measure will be followed up... 20 percent and the first time since August 2011 that it has dropped under 19 percent. During... euros for the month. The headline figure marks four consecutive months during which the deficit has
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Tsipras hammers out dividing lines, trumpets battle with 'elite'
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe first encounter at the polls between the parties. During a televised speech ahead of a meeting... of populist rhetoric that Tsipras proffered while in opposition and during the early period of SYRIZA’s... anyone. It was pointed out that three people died when Marfin Bank was attacked by arsonists during
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A snapshot of the Greek economy
Agora, against a primary deficit target of 103 million. During the same period last year, the budget... was 22,083 or 2.36 percent more than those recorded during the previous month (935,449) and 54,229... was indeed a clear vote of confidence in the Greek economy. Moreover, 2018, was a year during which
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Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politics. The new framework will be promoted by the government during the months to come as providing cover... of the recovery with those who suffered most during the crisis. Tzanakopoulos accused SYRIZA’s predecessors... during the “in principle” part of the vote even though it labelled the scheme “bureaucratic
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorafrom construction projects during Greece’s 1967-74 military dictatorship was one of the low points... carry an additional significance. A couple of days following the tawdry exchange (during which... Eleftherios Venizelos and Thessaloniki residents who backed King Constantine bicker during a fierce conflict
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