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Govt hopes opening of cafes and bars marks next step in return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficially on May 15. New Democracy is hoping to benefit not just from the impact of these moves on the mood... due to the Easter celebrations. The authorities are hoping that from May 5, the scheme will step up... to around 1,000 at the moment. This will allow up to 2.5 million jabs to be administered in May, compared
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
open its doors to tourists on May 15. New Democracy is hoping to benefit not just from the impact... jabs to be administered in May, compared to around 1.5 million in April, and up to 4 million in June. As of May 5, almost 2.3 million people - or 21.2% of the population - had received at least one
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Amid patent waiver row, govt hoping to push ahead with reopening
PoliticsGreek Politicshopes that museums will also be able to welcome visitors from May 14, a day before the tourism sector officially reopens. Also, from May 15 Greeks will be allowed to move freely around the country... to the government’s plan, open-air theatres and concerts will also be allowed to resume from May 28
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Newsletter 296 - 14/05/2021
programme on Wednesday. Theoharis, in the UK to promote Greece as a tourism destination ahead of the May 14... towards the end of May. The opening of the tourism sector is coinciding with a further relaxation... and music schools will also welcome children from Monday. Open-air cinemas are due to open on May 21
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Industrial production up by 22.5 percent in April after last year's lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomy. According to the latest business survey for May released by the European Commission, industry... at 9.1 points. In addition, Markit’s PMI for May rose to 58 points in May from 54.4 points in April
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Building permits jump by 42.9 pct in March, from year-earlier start to lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomyare also related to private building projects. The latest confidence indicator for May released by the European Commission showed that the construction confidence indicator dropped in May by 7.2 points..., compared to May last year, construction confidence has shown an impressive recovery of 74 points
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the urgency behind the announcements may be driven by worrying signs anticipating the tapering of pandemic support measures. Unemployment figures from May suggest that the number of jobless rose... may keep the virus around longer than governments would have liked. The opening of the borders has
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Newsletter 303 - 02/07/2021
following the lockdown that was introduced in mid-November last year and it was only relaxed in May... Ministry budget execution bulletin for May showed on Monday. The budget primary balance was confirmed... of 7.49 billion euros up to May last year. For the current aggregate period, the budget balance
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June CPI rises by 1 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomya marginal rise of 0.1 percent in May, according to the latest data by Hellenic Statistical Authority...-on-month, the CPI for June rose by 0.9 percent. Up until May’s reading, the CPI had remained consistently... by 0.6 percent YoY in June. Compared to May, the HICP increased by 1.2 percent. In June
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Industrial production up 8.8 pct in June, continues annual recovery from 2020 lows
EconomyMacroeconomy, from a 14.1 percent rise in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Monday... and the economy was gradually regaining its footing after the sharp shock in the months of May... in May. The annual movement in the index was led by a 19.4 percent increase in electricity supply
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