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IMF paper suggests shadow economy still thriving
EconomyFeaturesA working paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the shadow economy of Europe has... of the shadow economy in Europe and estimate its size. It found that the shadow economy mostly declined... the shadow economy operates under the radar, it keeps revenues out of the official economy, leading
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora: the problems triggered by the Greek debt crisis have sent the country’s economy into freefall... of citizens pay without fail some of the highest taxes in Europe, whose black economy was not even... was good for Greece and its economy. Also, the euro would theoretically solve one of the perennial
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Kasselakis starts to open up as early polls show little impact on public opinion so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsleadership race as initial opinion polls indicate his victory has had little impact so far on voters’ views... unimpressed by Kasselakis’s victory, and the vision for the party he has presented so far. On the issue... follows on 28 pct, along with PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis. As far as voting intentions are concerned
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ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsa memorandum arguing that the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) grouping should be banned from... at the forefront of pushing for the far-right party to be excluded, ND is also aiming to steal a march on SYRIZA... itself as the true bulwark against the far right. This is a well-trodden path for the conservatives
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Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsanyone.” Officials have been concerned for some time about the rise in support for far-right... Marinakis claimed that some far-right parties and media outlets that are friendly to their cause are trying... the support for far-right parties has risen to a total of 15-20 pct, means that the government
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Greeks express most negative sentiments about economy in global poll
SocietyGreeks are the most pessimistic about their economy according to a survey by the Pew Research... their hopes and feelings about the economy of their home country. The research, conducted to uncover..., showed that a median of 46 percent of respondents worldwide felt that their economy was doing well
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Newsletter 208 -31/05/2019
highest overall fiscal performance with a total surplus at 1.1 percent of GDP, which confirm that Greece... confidence has shown a strong improvement of 19.1 points. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) edged up..., the index has remained above 100 points in the year so far. Consumer confidence improved by 1.4 points
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Industrial turnover grows by 16.7 pct in Dec as foreign markets contract MoM
EconomyMacroeconomyexpansion, a far cry from the growth of 42.4 percent in August. December’s figure is also the lowest growth... and quarrying down by 1.1 percent. Monthly, the domestic market was up by 0.8 percent while the foreign... sentiment (ESI) showed more signs of recovery in January, rising by 1.4 points to 104.9, after a downward
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Industrial turnover growth slows to 6.7 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomymonths, a far cry from the increase of 42.4 percent in August last year. After more than one year... readings. Since April last year, industry confidence is down by 1.1 points. Overall, economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a modest drop in March, falling by 0.8 points to 106.8, from a rise of 1.7 points
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Reflecting base effects, foreign market and manufacturing drive industrial turnover down sharply in May
EconomyMacroeconomyand quarrying turnover decreased by 1.1 percent. On a monthly basis, industrial turnover... confidence is up by almost 6 points. Overall, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a solid rise... in six of the last eight months and is now at the highest since early 2022 and not far off the recent
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