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General govt primary cash surplus at 8.84 bln in November, arrears fall by 195 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyeleven months of the year, up by 1.18 billion euros compared to the same period last year, according... subcategories. The biggest decrease came from hospitals with a drop of 93 million euros...) and extrabudgetary funds (-9 million). At 34.6 percent of the total, tax refunds make up
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Greek banks eye positive market appetite for bad loan sales
EconomyBanking. In parallel, Greece’s banks geared up for further action on reducing their non-performing exposures... movement for the year, the bank anticipates inflows up to 2022 of around 350 million euros per... 44 percent in 2019. Hercules offers up to 12 billion in state guarantees for the senior tranches
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Tourism numbers continue to worsen as worries grow over second Covid-19 wave
EconomyFeaturessummer in terms of revenue, as cautious tourists stay away. According to an index set up by the Hellenic... runs up to May 2020, showed that revenues in these sectors saw a collapse of up to 61 percent... hold, the bank said. According to the bulletin, the biggest drop in revenue was observed
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Concern over ICU capacity, support for business generate pressure for ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsa record 2,166 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, while the number of intubated patients went up to 169... developments for the government is the rapid rate at which ICU beds are being taken up. According... for Covid-19 patients in Athens at the moment. Of those, 99 have already been taken up. In Thessaloniki
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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that there seems to be no let up in the new cases being detected. On Sunday, 11.8 percent of Covid-19 tests... for the government is the rate at which ICU beds are being taken up, forcing officials to consider... not expect the Covid-19 numbers to drop at least for another week despite the national lockdown
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EIB investment survey points to diminished investment appetite
EconomyFeaturesuse of digital technologies (32 percent). Employment was expected to see a drop by 15 percent...). At the same time, 62 percent of firms were operating at or above maximum capacity in 2019, up from 53... of internal finance (76 percent) than large firms (61 percent). Bank loans continued to make up
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson personal savings accounts set up for new employees. The intention is to put the bill to public... it up to existing workers up to 35-years old. Social insurance contributions will remain at 6 pct for workers and employers. The proposals have already come up against strong resistance from
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Flagship pension reform hits snag over transition cost
PoliticsGreek Politics. Actuarial studies have put at 56 billion euros up to 2070 the cost of transitioning to the new scheme..., leading to them to ask Athens to come up with proposals for how this transition to the capitalised system... Democracy, which had been talking up the reform in recent weeks, arguing that it would leave future
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek Politicsinquiry set up to consider the case to drop the more serious charge of bribery. For New Democracy..., including at the recent anti-labour law rallies, they also mark a scaling-up from the much smaller-scale... hours. Pappas The government, meanwhile, chalked up what it views as another political victory over
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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, which saw Greece drop five places to 70th out of 180... minister.EconomyIMF freshens up forecasts, keeping subdued long-term viewThe International Monetary Fund... the significance of the RRF and the emphasis of the authorities in pushing Greek growth up to levels
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