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Newsletter 59 - 22/01/2016
If this newsletter is not displaying correctly on your mobile/tablet, please ensure you have installed the latest Macropolis App version. The perpetual crux of pensions Privatisations continue but no deal on reform plan in sight Dominating the domestic agenda, the pension reform issue is expected
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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Mitsotakis as displaying “Thatcherist” tendencies, while Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Interior Minister Yiannis Ragoussis is set to launch a new centre-left movement on Wednesday, highlighting the fragmentation in this part of the Greek political spectrum. With PASOK and To Potami in talks over creating a common platform, but with neither of the party’s leaders displaying any
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Tourism and exports expect impact from Brexit fallout
EconomyMacroeconomyexports to the UK reached 1.07 billion euros in 2015, displaying an average growth rate of 2.1 percent
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Net job hirings hit 33,608 in June, highest since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomyis the only age group displaying a negative employment balance in June. In contrast, 24 percent
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Government eases capital controls further, aiming to restore depositor confidence
Economyto date flow is negative, displaying outflows of 1.49 billion mainly affected by tax payments. However
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Lesvos fire highlights growing threat to government from refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyand militant in displaying their objections to the ongoing presence of thousands of refugees
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Retail sales rebound for second time in last three months by 1.7 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomybusiness indicators published by the European Commission on Tuesday continued displaying mixed
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Tsipras defends compromise, appears optimistic on concluding review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras took his turn on Friday to defend the concessions his government made to Greece’s lenders, insisting that it represents an “honourable compromise” and displaying optimism that it will lead to the conclusion of the review. Like Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos a day
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Unemployment rate falls to 20.2 pct in Q3, lowest for almost six years
EconomyMacroeconomydisplaying the biggest year-on-year decline in hires were activities of households as employers (-5,800
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