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Newsletter 297 - 21/05/2021
Covid a threat to summer plans Pandemic casts pall on tourism forecasts as SYRIZA advances own RRF strategy There were signs this week that Greece is far from done yet with Covid-19 which, among other things, could have damaging implications for the tourism sector. Also this week, SYRIZA sought
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Alpha Bank announces 800 mln share capital increase; Q1 net loss of 282.2 mln
EconomyBankingsignificant investment, among other sectors, in clean energy, digitalisation, infrastructure, real estate
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Govt on alert for possible fallout from tapering of pandemic relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, when in the same period private consumption dropped by 5.5 pct. Among OECD countries, only the USA
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SYRIZA hunts for youthful narrative as polls remain stubbornly negative
PoliticsGreek Politicsnarrative. To this end, Tsipras is said to be discouraging the tendency towards fearmongering among
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Loosening of restrictions on expat vote fails to secure Parliament's approval
PoliticsGreek Politicsno other party exceeds 6 pct. The poll also indicates that ND maintains a strong appeal among centrist
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Unemployment at 15.9 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomypopulation now stands at 3.47 million. The unemployment rate among women fell by 0.3 percentage points (pps
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
Agorais not a straightforward exercise. Among the reasons is that the government sector plays a supportive role
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Government mulls policing shake-up in response to violent crime incidents
PoliticsGreek Politics. Among the figures quoted by the government, the first five months of this year have witnessed 35
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Govt on defensive over property tax tweaks and labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicshas managed to create a rare moment of unity among the opposition parties as SYRIZA, KINAL, MeRA25
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Unemployment edges down to 16.3 pct in March as inactives approach 3.5 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The unemployment rate among women rose by 1 percentage point (pps) year-on-year and came to 21.2 pct
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