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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
PM urges Covid-19 caution Mitsotakis addresses public over virus, hopes for calm with Turkey as talks resume Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to centre stage again on Thursday to warn Greeks to take more care in preventing the coronavirus from spreading further as the growing threat from
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Greece and Turkey prepare for exploratory talks brokered by Germany
PoliticsForeign Policydecisions seem to have taken place during the latest teleconference that took place on Friday, September 18
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Tsipras picks holes in ND approach, unveils own spending proposals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Alexis Tsipras took to the podium in Thessaloniki last weekend, a week after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to set out his thoughts on Greeceās present and future to representatives of industry and the media. Tsipras used the opportunity to present his counter-proposals
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Travel balance falls by 85.1 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomymillion, which took the overall travel balance to 759 million, reflecting a fall of 90 percent YoY
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Seventh post-bailout review completed, lenders flag up state arrears and unpaid pensions
EconomyProgrammeGreece officially completed its seventh post-programme review on Wednesday, when the European Commission released the relevant report. The mission took place remotely mid-July, while there was regular dialogue between the institutions and the Greek authorities. This review was not a pre-condition
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Deposits rise by 421 mln in August as aggregate growth nearly doubles
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros. Time deposits fell by 215 million euros. The latest deposit movement took the aggregate
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign PolicyNorth Macedonia participated in a meeting that took place on Monday in Thessaloniki along
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday morning. The demonstration took a dramatic turn when riot police pushed back
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IMF sees GDP shrinking by 9.5 pct in 2020, warns about pace of fiscal consolidation
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded on Friday its second post-programme monitoring mission, which took place remotely, by publishing the staff concluding statement. This will be followed by a report that will be presented to the IMF board for discussion and relevant decisions. The Fund
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Microsoft deal welcomed as Greece vies for more foreign investments
EconomyFeaturesthat the rapid digitalisation of services which took place during the pandemic-related lockdown was a positive
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