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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politicsto an 8.2% contraction last year. This figure was slightly lower than the 4.8% included in the 2020... trying to get the experts to rubber stamp its policies rather than genuinely seeking their advice... much further than this and essentially provides blanket immunity. He suggested that the tweak
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
AgoraHere we go again. After a hiatus of more than 3 years, the negotiations for the resolution... discourse of the island for more than 40 years. Federation: The 1960 constitution of the Republic... and of land ownership in the area’. Given that more than 75 per cent of the private owned land
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Tussle over labour reforms shaping up as spark for broader political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsto extend their studies rather than enter the labour market. Patelis later apologised for his comment... questioned about the employment situation. In each case, these numbers were much higher than the EU... and that New Democracy’s popularity might be lower than the domestic opinion polls suggest
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Under scrutiny, government defends vaccine strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicspupils and teachers will only have to conduct one self-test per week before going to school, rather than... that just over 1% of the population is being vaccinated each day. Over the last couple of weeks, more than... to the discussion. Gerapetritis argued that Greece is vaccinating at a faster rate than any other G20
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PM warns Covid threat remains as 'wall of immunity' still being built
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat more than 50% of residents have been vaccinated so far. Similarly, the vaccination rate on many... a potentially more aggressive variant of Covid, such as the Indian mutation, rather than the 75% that would... vaccinating more than 100,000 people a day. He warned that the government would clamp down if it feels
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Employment balance positive by 33,210 in April; catering starts hiring ahead of reopening
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 33,210 more hirings than people leaving their jobs... there were 59 more departures than hirings. The highest positive balance was seen in those aged 15-24, where there were 11,062 more people hired than departed. Broken down by employment activity in each
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Newsletter 297 - 21/05/2021
the “wall of immunity” it would like even though it is now vaccinating more than 100,000 people a day. He... which they were temporarily absent, as still employed if the duration of their absence was less than... billion euros which was 181 million euros higher than its monthly target. Apartment prices increase 3.2
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Eurobank posts Q1 net profit of 70 mln
EconomyBanking, Eurobank said that fewer of its loans turned sour than it expected in the first quarter, as pandemic... is coming from low new NPE formation, significantly better than expected.” Asset quality The stock of non... million euros, which the bank said was less than expected, while provisions over NPEs were 61.9
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Newsletter 300 - 11/06/2021
orderbook of any syndicated transaction of Greece. More than 300 investor accounts participated... in May, more than the decrease of 1.6 percent in April. The goods’ index increased by 1.3 percent..., higher than the figure for the same period last year by 5.2 percent. New unpaid obligations from tax
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Q1 unemployment at 17.1 pct amid drop in employed, rise in inactives
EconomyMacroeconomy, those who are furloughed are still considered to be employed if the suspension period is less than three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their remuneration. A total of 745,400 people... for more than four years. Most of the employed are working as employees (67.1 percent), while
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