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  1. Net job hirings turn negative by 14,402 in August to highest aggregate figure on record
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of positive net growth in the job market. Compared to August last year when a negative hirings balance of 16,128 was recorded, this year’s figure has improved by 1,726. Hirings came to 164,513 versus a total.... The percentage of full time employment for the same time last year was 46.7 percent. Approximately 40

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  2. Eurogroup stresses need for quick review, leaves some issues open
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the lenders’ side was very much on the third review being completed this year. The informal Eurogroup.... “The idea is to finish that before the end of the year,” he added. Others also expressed their hopes... concluded this year, gives a powerful signal, which is the return of Greece to a situation that should

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  3. Budget primary surplus at 4.5 bln in 9-month, below target on lower revenues, higher tax refunds
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of 2017, increasing by 18.3 percent against last year’s figure of 3.81 billion euros, the Finance Ministry... nine months of the year missed its target by 54 million euros. Primary expenditure came in at 29.71... for a third straight month, and came to 5.69 billion euros, the highest figure for the year so far

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  4. Strong travel balance brings current account surplus to 1.83 bln in August
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday. The headline figure increased by 162.6 million euros year-on-year and was mainly driven by a rise in the services balance, which... year-on-year. Exports rose by 5.3 percent to 1.95 billion euros in August. The rise in imports

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  5. Sub-tranche, 2017 fiscal performance ticked off on first day of review talks
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    EconomyProgramme

    and not dragging into next year. One of the matters that seems to have been settled is the fate... that Athens can apparently cross of the list, though, is the discussion about whether this year’s..., the institutions agree that there will be an over-performance this year. The question, though, is by how much

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  6. Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches
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    EconomyFeatures

    , installed 17,500 new connections in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 100 percent on last year. In Thessaloniki and Thessaly, the number was 5,827, up 69 percent on last year... percent more than at the same time last year. The price has been boosted in part by an increase

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  7. Budget primary surplus at 5.36 bln in 10-month, exceeding target on lower expenditure
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , increasing by 10.2 percent against last year’s figure of 4.86 billion euros, the Finance Ministry... target for the first 10 months of the year, beating the goal by 116 million euros. Primary expenditure... of 5.69 billion euros, which had represented the highest figure for the year so far

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  8. Travel balance up by 17.2 pct in September on higher receipts, lower payments
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to 2.30 billion euros from 1.96 billion a year ago. The increase in receipts is driven by a rise... expenditure per trip increased by 3.9 percent year-on-year to 518.2 euros. Travel receipts from the 28... for the first nine months of the year showed that travel receipts rose by 10.3 percent to 12.99 billion euros

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  9. Turnover in tourism sector up 13.9 pct in Q3, positive for fifth consecutive quarter
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that travel receipts rose by 6.2 percent in the first half (H1) of the year, driven by an increase... visitors rose by 10.6 percent year-on-year to 1.64 billion euros, while those from non-euro countries... euros year-on-year. In 2016, travel revenues decreased by 6.4 percent to 13.22 billion, fully

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  10. Number of private sector employees rises in 2017 but wages fall
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    electronically into Ergani and is released to summarise activity each year. The report revealed that 247,236... by more than one firm. Compared to last year, the number of companies has risen by 14,085, while the number of unique employees has increased by 121,913 versus last year. Nearly three quarters of firms

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