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Retail's downward slide continued with 8.9 pct sales drop in August
EconomyRetail sales headed south for yet another month with the contraction rate decelerating to 8.9 percent in August from a revised 14.1 percent in July, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). A broadly similar drop of 7.8 percent was also evident in retail volumes. The decline in 2013
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In clearest statement yet, Tsipras says he'd keep euro
PoliticsGreek Politics. Lastly, Tsipras called for Greece's future debt repayments to be tied to the country's growth rate
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Greece goes deeper into deflation territory
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated to 2.0 percent in October compared to a 1.1 percent decline in September, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, CPI marginally eased by 0.1 percent, while the average rate of CPI change over
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Greece's industrial production shows no signs of reversing the negative trend
EconomyMacroeconomyin all industrial areas, with mining & quarrying as well as electricity underperforming with a rate
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Greece’s building activity remained in deep red for August
EconomyMacroeconomya drop of 9.5 bln or circa 12 percent since its peak in August 2010. The rate of contraction in housing
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Nobody has less confidence in their government than the Greeks, OECD finds
Societyamong the 34 countries surveyed. The highest rate of confidence was in Switzerland, where it reached 80
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Industrial turnover index falls 8 pct in September, new orders also down
EconomyMacroeconomyin the domestic market slipped 6.4 percent. The only industrial sector with a positive growth rate
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Greek banks’ reliance on Eurosystem fell by 2.36 bln in October
Economypercent for Alpha and National. Furthermore, the recent ECB rate cut by 0.25 percentage points
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Greece leads way in cutting spending on healthcare, finds OECD
Societyhighlights another area of concern. “There are also indications that Greece’s infant mortality rate
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Greeks not self-inflicting HIV but new cases have been rising markedly
Societycases in Greece have been rising steadily since 2002 and at a greater rate during the economic crisis
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