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Athens buoyed by conclusion of budget talks but IMF lowers growth forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomysees the Greek economy growing by 2 percent this year and 2.2 percent in 2020. In the previous WEO, the growth estimate for 2019 was 2.4 percent. Next year’s estimate is unchanged. Despite the downward revision of this year’s growth estimate, which probably stems from the modest growth in the first
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EU migration pact meets with lukewarm reception in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Greek response vowed to pursue a robust negotiation to defend Greece’s interests on what... authorities of intimidation, and of human rights violations in the Aegean.
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MPs aim to probe spyware as govt brushes off latest reports
PoliticsGreek Politicsit intends to pass regarding spyware will be robust enough and that the PM will do whatever he can... a spade a spade: a flagrant breach of human rights and of democratic rules.” Her opinion is significant
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government will also push for a more robust performance assessment at publicly-owned OSE, knowing... on Sunday, is that the Tempe crash was the result of a series of human errors and wider failings
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agoraagain, and my estimate suggests that it is now around 0.7 percent a year. Putting these supply..., but not in machinery and equipment. This mix of investment is also important for robust sustainable growth. Relative...The current setting: In early 2024, ELSTAT published the first estimates of GDP through the fourth
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
Societyin. In a joint statement, 20 human rights and aid groups called on the government to end its..., spearheaded by Human Rights Watch (HRW), revealed that several of the NGOs had requested a meeting with Prime... in these terrible conditions on the islands for another winter,” Eva Cosse, Greece researcher at Human
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S&P moves Greece further into investment grade with 'BBB' rating, stable outlook
Economyfor Greece due to limited direct trade links. S&P notes that driven by robust investment thanks... in 2024. This not only surpassed the Bank of Greece's potential growth estimate of 1.9 pct, but also... trajectory. The government is estimated to have achieved a primary surplus of around 3.5 pct of GDP
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EC sees growth at 1.8 pct for 2019, rising to 2.3 pct in 2020 and fiscal targets in reach
EconomyMacroeconomyis lower than the 2.2 percent expected in the spring forecasts published in May, compared to a 2 percent estimate in last year’s autumn forecasts. For next year, the policy interventions by the new... in the draft budget estimate growth will reach 2.8 percent next year, mostly led by a substantial
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Q4 GDP rises by 0.9 pct QoQ, taking full-year growth to 2.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyFinance Ministry estimates included in the final 2025 budget, the estimate for 2024 was revised slightly down to 2.2 pct and is seen at 2.3 pct for 2025. In the latest financial stability report... by 0.5 percent QoQ and services exports increased by 2.2 percent. Imports of goods dropped by 1.4
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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
SocietyDemocracy government is faced with its own wildfire crisis. According to an early estimate, wildfires... of the evacuation alert system which they implemented in 2019, which they credit with saving human... to improve readiness, with a specific focus on preventing loss of human life. Although framed in technocratic
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