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Newsletter 256 -03/07/2020
measures. More than 200 flights from abroad were due to land at Greek airports on Wednesday, boosting... care, where more than 60 percent of respondents have a positive view. This is followed by foreign... remained broadly stable at 43.6 percent, which is lower than would be expected for a banking sector
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Employment balance positive by 37,568 in June, reflecting uptick in seasonal hires
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 37,568 more hirings than firings in June, data from... 6,161 more people hired than fired. The balance for June 2020 represents the second highest positive... people hired than fired. This was followed by those aged 45-64 with a positive balance of 12,924
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Employment balance positive by 4,342 in August, aggregate shows 169,239 fewer jobs created
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 4,342 more hirings than firings in August, data from... 1,231 more people hired than fired. Total hirings came to 160,583 versus 156,241 departures. Around... than fired. This was followed by those aged 30-44 with a positive balance of 3,831, and those aged 64
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Greek housing market at new juncture as Covid-19 shakes foundations
EconomyFeaturesin the residential sector contributed over 10 percent. Those figures shrunk to 5 percent and less than 1... of 2007, declining to 172,000 by 2013. Homes in cities lost more than 40 percent of their value over... rentals in the travel industry is very much up in the air. After Airbnb lost more than half of its value
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Unemployment drops to 16.8 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomythan three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary, in line with Eurostat... had been lower than usual due to the pandemic. The latest available data from the Labour Ministry’s... than firings. Compared to the same month last year, there were 1,231 more people hired than fired
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Employment balance positive by 38,529 in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 38,529 more hirings than firings in September, data from..., there were 35,878 more people hired than fired. Ergani noted that September 2020’s balance is the second... positive balance was seen in those aged 30-44 years, where there were 30,390 more people hired than
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Unemployment at 16.8 pct in Aug as inactives rise by 2.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomythan three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary, in line with Eurostat.... Particularly, response in urban areas had been lower than usual due to the pandemic. The latest... balance was positive with 38,529 more hirings than firings. Compared to the same month last year
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Extensive Covid-19 impact and slow recovery seen by most business sectors, research shows
EconomyMacroeconomyto reduce bad debts. More than 65 percent of companies have turned to support measures provided by the Greek... it less effective than working in the office. Only 5.9 percent of those surveyed believed that it was more efficient than working in person. The construction sector reported the highest level
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Greece persistently bottom of the list for EU gender equality
Societygender equality is much slower than the EU average. Greece has remained at the bottom of the index... that single women earned on average 10 percent less than men per month in 2018. In couples with children, women earn 22 percent less than men and 25 percent less where the couple has no children
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Unemployment rate at 16.1 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomyconsidering layoffs as persons still employed if the duration of their contract suspension is less than three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary. The data showed..., response in urban areas had been lower than usual due to the pandemic. The latest available data from
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