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  1. The great turn-off: Greece's TV permits auction

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    At the start of the process to auction four TV licenses in Athens last week, one of the people in the room was taken to the hospital. He may have been the lucky one. By that point what began... time steamrolling its way through the tender. It may have been obliged to adopt an approach that would

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  2. Unemployment rate edges down to 23.4 pct in June, lowest since March 2012
    Photo by MacroPolis

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate edged down to 23.4 percent in June following an upwards revised rate of 23.6 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) labour force... time, the number of jobless fell by 6,800 in June, after rising by 3,200 in May, and landed at 1.12

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  3. Eurosystem funding falls by another 4.4 bln in August
    Photos by Dennis Skley via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/qcppmH

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by almost 16 billion euros since the end of May, mainly reflecting the reinstatement of waiver on Greek... at 45.43 billion euros at the end of August, which is the lowest reading since May 2015. Overall, banknotes

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  4. Deposits grow by 1.3 bln in August, highest inflow in 2016

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to 123.89 billion in August, reaching its highest level since May 2015. The positive flow in August..., which also indicates the highest reading since May 2015. Meanwhile, Greek banks’ reliance

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  5. Greek government risks mauling after straying off
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

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    the matter in the bud. Tsipras may still have the chance to learn from the former conservative... may be slipping. What was meant to be his crowning moment as far as his promise to tackle the shady

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  6. Retail sales rebound by 7.1 pct in July for first time in thirteen months
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    headline figure is the first positive reading since May 2015 and the highest since March 2010... is the highest reading since May 2015. Over the past six years, the Greek retail turnover has recorded a sharp

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  7. How Greece's political system failed to safeguard the largest investment in the country's history

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    During May and June 2013, the four core banks conducted share capital increases to cover... receipts from its bank holdings but it may need to make an additional 10-billion-euro capital

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  8. Row with church too much for Tsipras's fragile coalition
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Agora

    of the church. As an institution it may not have the political impact of the past, such as the 1990s when... language. Even yoga has been a target for some Greek Orthodox priests recently. The church’s stance may

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  9. Athens encounters problem in effort to foster Greek-Albanian talks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the common interest of the Union may be promoted as provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty of Lisbon... it may have done so. According to analysts, if Athens has indeed tabled its proposals to the European

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  10. Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016

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    not be reduced and that there may be salary increases for those at “the top of the pyramid”. This fuelled... angry taxpayers may just be an election away. Moreover, rising taxes based on a declining pool of tax

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