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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agora, on average. Table 1 presents key statistics to support our bearings. The population data come from... the 1970s onwards.[1] All industrial countries show this pattern. This development is not particular... of productivity growth recovering to around 1 percent a year. We also accept this assumption for Greece. [2
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Tsipras sticks to pre-election pledges as eurozone negotiations loom
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFund in March. Beyond that, Tsipras stuck to his pre-election line, as set out in the Thessaloniki.... Tsipras also set out plans to tackle corruption and tax evasion but did not provide great detail..., starting with Wednesday’s extraordinary Eurogroup. Negotiations Many of the measures set out
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is set to discuss in the next few days (possibly on Monday) a proposal by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs to set up an inquiry into the circumstances in which Greece signed up to both... forces. It is a perhaps not such an uncanny coincidence that the parliamentary inquiry is set
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New prior actions may prove obstacle as Athens talks intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have to pass a third set of prior actions before the agreement is sealed. Athens insists... set of prior actions when it became clear the farmers' taxation in particular was causing..., which is due to be ready by October Product and service market liberalisation, as set out
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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyfailed to set up a service to manage some 500 million euros for addressing immigration challenges. Tsipras said it was agreed during Friday’s meeting that the service would be set up in the next few days... an opportunity to show whether it can govern without operating within the restrictions set
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agoraon the topsy-turvy events of this year. However, let us set aside the speculation for a second and focus... predicted anywhere near a 7.4 percentage point win, which raises a new set of questions about... in voting because the policies set out in the third bailout means it will make no difference who
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Eurogroup gives Greece another week to agree measures, keeps tranche and recap funds on hold
EconomyProgrammesector issues as well as the pending measures from the first set of milestones in the course... billion euros for bank recapitalisation from the implementation of the second set of prior actions... of foreclosures, as well as the first set of milestones should be resolved and implemented
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Greece, lenders reach deal to secure bailout sub-tranche and bank recap funds
EconomyProgrammeby 3,391 euros for each child. So, for a family with two children the income threshold is set at 20,639... property value is set at 230,000 euros and the annual income would be no higher than 13,906 euros.... This means that for a family with two children the annual income threshold is set at 35,086 euros
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
in the near future with Piraeus Port (OLP), with the deadline for the submission of binding bids set... maintenance) with the initial deadline for the submission of binding bids set for January 15. While... 2016, which he set at around 3 billion, a higher figure than the 2016 budget target of 2 billion
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Mitsotakis takes first step in remoulding New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics-elected leader. Mitsotakis sought to set a new tone at the congress, which largely lacked... campaign expenses. The congress also provided Mitsotakis with an opportunity to set out his vision for a policy programme. He set out a 25-point plan of reforms and policies that will undoubtedly appeal
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