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Income and living conditions survey shows persisting inequality
Societythe age of 14. The total population’s risk-of-poverty rate was 20.2 percent in 2017, down by 1 percentage..., falling by 1.8 pps YoY. The rate fell by 1 point for the total population and those aged 18-64
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeto implement the cuts, which aim to reduce pension spending by 1 percent of GDP, might be realised. Moscovici... and reducing the tax-free threshold in 2020 so that another 1 percent of GDP (roughly 1.8 billion euros
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If rising card use in Greece meets EU average, VAT revenues would see 3.3 bln boost - study
EconomyMacroeconomylow at 20.1 percent in 2017 versus the 34.9 percent EU average. The report concludes that every 1... 1 ppt increase of card use as a share of private consumption increased VAT revenues by 1.4 ppt
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Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
EconomyProgrammealso had to commit that the VAT rate will be raised from January 1, 2019 on Chios, Kos, Leros, Lesvos... to reduce pension spending by 1 percent of GDP or whether it will be able to avoid the cuts, a number
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Building permits up by 4.4 pct in May and 5.3 pct in first five months
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits rose by 4.4 percent in May following a rise of 1 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday showed. The latest monthly headline figure marks... drop of 1 percent, improving against the drop of 2.4 percent in 2016. The latest confidence indicator
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Central government debt rises to 345.38 billion in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomy(up to 1 year) and medium-term (1 to 5 years) debt accounted for 13.2 and 10.8 percent of the total
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammethat cutting pension expenditure by 1 percent of GDP is not necessary in fiscal or structural terms... by October 1 before the economic plan is handed over to the European Commission on October 15 as part
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Alpha Bank makes loss of 52.9 mln in Q2, reaching profit of 12.3 mln in H1
EconomyBankingthe 1 billion euro Jupiter portfolio of SME loans secured by real estate and the Mercury portfolio... Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio stood at 18.5 percent, up slightly from the previous quarter’s figure
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Tax cuts set to lead package of post-MoU pledges by Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsout of the excess surplus for 2019, which is expected to surpass 1 billion euros. The 2018 excess..., the measures are costed at between 750 million and 1 billion euros, with around 2/3 of the sum
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GDP growth slows to 0.2 pct QoQ in Q2 due to lower investment, higher imports
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod last year, private consumption increased by 1 percent in Q2, from stable in the previous quarter... by 1 percent this year. Investments Gross capital formation declined by 2.2 percent QoQ following
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