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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeaturesfor refined petroleum exports with a total of USD 8 billion or 1.3 percent of the global total and 29.9..., followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year... with the total including indirect employment coming to over 20,000 people. According to the report
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper indicated that a total of 67 percent of Greeks view... believe it was “good” or “probably good.” A total of 14 percent is undecided. It is notable..., and the creation of a modern social safety net system.” Rice also insisted that the IMF’s decision
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesan additional allowance of 4,644 hires remaining from 2016, bringing the total cap to 7,097... their numbers have been creeping up steadily. The total number was up to 75,810 at the end of 2017 from a low... the coalition government, to a total of 2,487 by the end of 2017. However, they were already creeping
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyexistence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused... of up to 15 seats in Parliament (1/20 of the total), which are not attached to a geographical... of the total population claiming Greek ancestry actively exercise their Greek citizenship rights
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Preventative medicine, support for vulnerable form backbone of ND healthcare package
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the private sector, applying modern financial models, notably in terms of replacing biomedical equipment... spending outpaced the country’s growth rate, with total expenditure on health rising from 14.7... was reined in considerably in the years following 2009. According to Eurostat, total expenditure
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprimary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
. The upcoming elections will be one of the most difficult to read in modern Greek history due to the high... December, total outflows reached 44.42 billion euros, more than 27 percent of the total deposits balance
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
. The total deposit figure, which also incorporates general government (GG) as well as euro and non... of 1.04 billion. Overall, total deposits fell to 136.55 billion, which is the lowest reading since..., the modern Greek state has been built on tectonic plates that are constantly shifting due the friction
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Greece's public healthcare in a muddled and troubled state
EconomyFeaturesmodern and carried out for medically unsound reasons) while antibiotics continue to be over-dispensed... percent in 2014 to 59.7 percent in participation of the public sector in the total funding on health expenditure was observed. Conversely the participation of private sector in the total funding
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