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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politics1 billion euros a few weeks ago, partly as a result of market developments, which saw Greece... priorities are on the economic policy front over the coming months: 1) Achieving the fiscal targets, 2... for anyone paying contributions after January 1, 2021. The proposed change has already been heavily
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Greece aims to bolster Balkan role to dull impact of EU veto for Skopje, Tirana
PoliticsForeign Policyaffected by delaying the beginning of North Macedonia’s EU accession are: Article 1 paragraph 10... in accordance with Article 1 (3) shall commence at the opening of each EU negotiation chapter... following the agreement are referred to in paragraph 9 of article 1. They add that Skopje has a clear
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BoG runs numbers to show how tackling NPE stock will benefit banks' bottom line
EconomyBankinginternal capital. The capital adequacy of Greek banks stood at 15.6 percent in Common Equity Tier 1... of NPEs between 1 and 10 percent brings relief of 500 million to 5.2 billion euros to the balance sheet in the form of risk weighted assets (RWA). With the exercise taking place at net book value, CET 1
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Population drops slightly in 2018 despite positive net migration flow
Societyof Greece was noted at 10,724,599 on January 1, 2019, compared to 10,741,165 for the same date in 2018... included people living in the country as of January 1 due to the refugee crisis. According to the data... of the total population. As of January 1, the population in Greece is split between 51.4 percent for females
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Piecemeal process likely in drive for more fiscal space
EconomyProgrammehinges on securing a 1 pct of GDP reduction in the surplus goal. The Greek side is arguing... billion euros, or 1 pct of GDP, and as such the primary surplus goal can drop to at least 3 pct over... on the borrowing front, but this is offset against the poor long-term growth trajectory of 1 pct. There is also
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After the tweetstorm - Tracing the course of #IStandWithGreece
Agorahashtag was used 5,692 times by a total 2,000 users; on Sunday, March 1 it got used 83,404 times by just... with #IStandWithGreece, March 1, 2020. Source: Discovery & Analytics There are several recurring... active account @mercina18, which was opened in March 2020 and only has 2 followers. Monday, March 1
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As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsexplained that the infection rate (R) has dropped well below 1, signalling that the disease is dying out... and updated every 1 to 2 weeks. As things stand, Greeks are not able to leave their region but the government... to and from the Greek islands. This is due to happen on June 1. According to Kathimerini, though
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Newsletter 262 -04/09/2020
in the local media, the government is aiming to spend 1 to 1.5 billion euros on arms and equipment... 10-year benchmark yield from below 1 pct to close to 4 pct in mid-March, until the ECB announced... the period hovering around 1 pct. On Wednesday, Greece drew 2.5 billion euros with a re-offer yield
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Central government debt increases by 1.99 bln to 364.86 bln in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomy(+85.4 million). An increase of less than 1 million was seen in BoG loans. Declines were seen... made up 76.3 percent of the total, while short-term (up to 1 year) and medium-term (1 to 5 years
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Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit
PoliticsForeign Policyshould begin immediately. This view was reiterated on December 1, when Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami... on December 1. Government sources say that the two men assessed the current situation. Paris has recently... ministers on December 1. He accused Ankara of stoking tensions with fellow allies in the Mediterranean
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