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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe year ends with Greece being hit by a cold snap and high winds, but with the government planning to get 2020 off to a smooth and convincing start. Given that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been out of Athens with his family over the past few days, much of the political focus has been
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Economic sentiment rises to 109.5 in Dec, hitting 12-year high
EconomyMacroeconomyan improvement of 24.8 points and currently stands 9.4 points off the series high of 3.2 noted in April
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
points and currently stands 9.4 points off the series high of 3.2 noted in April 2000. In addition
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politics, are dependent on how much fiscal space is available during the year and will require a sign-off from
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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign Policythat the Ankara-Tripoli deal as well as Turkish drilling for hydrocarbons off the coast of Cyprus
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsrevealed that his government is considering holding off on reducing corporation tax for a second
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Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
PoliticsForeign PolicyIn Greece’s absence, the Berlin Conference ended on Sunday with an agreement among all the participants to respect a much-violated arms embargo, to hold off on military support to the warring parties and push them to reach a full ceasefire. It seems the conflict will not be resolved militarily, so
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Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s fifth enhanced surveillance review formally kicked off on Wednesday when the mission chiefs started their meetings with the Greek authorities, following a week of preparatory work by the technical teams. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras held meetings on Wednesday with the heads
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New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsidentified plans to erect a 2.7-km floating barrier off Lesvos as helping in this deterrence effort
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Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
EconomyFeaturesdue to 101,676 such companies coming off the registry in 2011 alone. The next most popular category
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