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Government stands firm on rejecting PASOK's bank tax proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe tussle over PASOK’s proposal for a windfall tax on banks continues, with the government setting out its reasons for rejecting the amendment tabled by the social democrats. Government officials have been hitting out at the proposal to impose an extraordinary tax of 5 percent on the profits
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Newsletter 444 - 06/12/2024
an extraordinary levy of 5 pct on banks’ excess profits. Banks have announced large profits over
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Trade deficit rises by 11.5 pct YoY in Oct, 10M deficit at 28.32 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy, while exports rose by 5 percent. Stripping out the value of oil products and ships, the trade deficit
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Bank tax proposal spearheads PASOK attack on government's economic policy
Economywas the socialist party’s proposal to apply an extraordinary levy of 5 pct on banks’ excess profits
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Corporations drive sharp rise for deposits in Nov, reaching 198.01 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe private sector deposits in the Greek banking system rose sharply in November with a net increase of 2.27 billion euros, after a 2.26-billion-euro contraction in October, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday. The annual growth in November was 5 percent year
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Trade deficit jumps 18.7 pct YoY in Nov, 11M deficit at 31.51 bln
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. Excluding the impact of oil products and the value of ships, imports increased by 5 percent
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Podcast - The life and legacy of Costas Simitis
AgoraCostas Simitis, who served as Greece's prime minister between 1996 and 2004, died at the age of 88 on January 5. He left behind a bountiful legacy, which included Greece's entry into the euro and a raft of infrastructure projects. His record, though, is contested by some Greeks who feel
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsto somewhere below 5 percent. At the same time, he argued that the EU needed to relax its fiscal
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Employment and wage data explains why Greeks struggle to see growth dividends
Agoradropped by almost 5 points to 16.7 pct, whereas services-related jobs have jumped to 73.1 pct
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PM seeks escape from Tempe in reforms agenda, as opposition parties mull next move
PoliticsGreek Politics4 and 5. The parties, meanwhile, are bracing for more aggressive tactics by the government
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