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Newsletter 280 -15/01/2020
little appetite for going to the polls again less than half way into the government’s term... more hirings than firings in December, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed. Compared to the same month last year, there were 5,782 more people hired than fired. Total
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Greece prepares to relax lockdown amid concerns about toll on economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsof intubated patients has fallen substantially since the peak of more than 600 in the autumn. On Thursday... stood at 328. The latest data confirms that Attica, rather than Thessaloniki, is the current epicentre... be seen as a potential ally for ND or SYRIZA, rather than an independent political party. The difficulty
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 18.20 bln in 2020
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros which was 103 million euros higher than the monthly target. State budget net revenues came to 47.36 billion euros in the aggregate period, as mentioned, 909 million euros or 2 percent above than... stood at 9.79 billion, higher than the target by 174 million euros. Interest payments came to 4.77
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Newest Greek market foray for 10-yr bond breaks two records
EconomyMacroeconomyaccumulating 22 billion euros of offers in less than two hours. Given the strong momentum, the book was officially opened with a guidance of mid-swaps plus 105 basis points, 5 basis points lower than... more than what was initially planned, with the transaction closing formally just before 5:00 pm UK
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PM tightens lockdown, braces for economic and political impact
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat, despite recent criticism, his government’s record in dealing with Covid-19 has been better than..., to combat overcrowding on public transport and its decision to hire more policemen rather than spend... of the year, making it clear that the government had already dug deeper than it expected. The latest
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Unemployment drops to 15.8 pct in December, lowest since February
EconomyMacroeconomyemployed if the duration of their contract suspension is less than three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary. The data showed that there were 24,332 fewer unemployed people... with 2,338 more hirings than people leaving their jobs. Compared to the same month last year
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ND courts youth vote with targeted pandemic relief, recovery schemes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan older age groups with the direction that the country is heading in. Such findings, along... are not traditionally viewed as a significant force in elections, and generally show lower turnout than ND’s traditional constituency of older voters. They could, however, have a bigger-than-usual impact
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
. For instance, the alcoholic beverage industry in Greece employs more than 30,000 people and, under normal circumstances, contributes more than 1.5 billion euros to the national economy. Most of its sales... stands at little more than 60% - towards the lower end of the EU scale. It is also just 47% for those
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek Politics-related deaths recorded on Monday, a slightly lower daily figure than last week. Almost 2,000 new... have received at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 11% of the population has been fully...,” rather than “green” list on Friday. This requires travellers to go through a 10-day self-isolation
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Newsletter 296 - 14/05/2021
for Greece that the UK put the country on its “amber,” rather than “green” list last Friday. This requires... not listened to the discussion. Gerapetritis argued that Greece is vaccinating at a faster rate than any... in April The core index fell by 1.6 pct, less than March Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell
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