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Despite sharp increase in Dec, current account deficit improves markedly in 2025 to 14.11 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 7.57 billion euros in December, from 7.01 billion last year. At the same time, total exports came
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Economic sentiment at 101.9 pts in Jan, consumer confidence dips by 0.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) got off to a positive start in 2018 and rose by 0.6 points... mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when the global credit crunch hit, which eventually led to the perilous state of the country’s finances being exposed. The ESI continued
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Economic sentiment at 104.3 pts in Feb, consumer confidence falls by 2 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued to strengthen in February, increasing by 2.4 points... reading above the 100-point mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when... being exposed. The ESI continued to fluctuate across the following years, recovering strongly in 2014
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the judicial probe into Golden Dawn with the Neo-Nazi party's spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris... as Baltakos is seen suggesting that the arrest of Golden Dawn MPs and members last September... the investigation into Golden Dawn. He also claims that Samaras thought that the crackdown on the far right party
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Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
Agoradiscussion with Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris is that this unholy alliance was being forged in a room that had at least nine religious icons on its walls. Another is that it showed Golden Dawn..., and other Golden Dawn MPs he met with. Some have accepted his argument that he operated as a type
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Cabinet reshuffle rumoured as scale of flood reconstruction task begins to dawn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the floodwaters in Thessaly subside, the enormity of the economic impact of the disaster is gradually becoming clear, putting the onus on the government to deliver a support package commensurate to the task. The prime minister’s office is pondering h...
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Primary cash surplus to July falls to 2.4 bln, including arrears repayment of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 607 million euros to 2.38 billion in the 7-month period of 2016 from 2.99 billion in the corresponding period last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. It is worth noting though ...
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HFSF posts losses of 1.1 bln in H1 weighed down by valuation losses of bank holdings
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) recorded net losses of 1.14 billion in the first half of 2016 from 4.15 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the interim financial report published on Wednesday This year’s bottom line ...
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General gov't primary cash surplus up to 5 bln in 2016, arrears fall by 1.1 bln in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus increased by 1 billion euros to 5 billion in 2016 from around 4 billion in the previous year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin revealed on Friday evening. The fiscal performance largely reflect...
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