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More than a fifth of Greeks materially deprived, survey finds
SocietyAlmost half of poor households in Greece were unable to afford a meal with meat, chicken or fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day and 63 percent of them were in payment arrears with utility bills in 2013, according to data on material deprivation published recently by the country’s
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Current account surplus at 407 mln in May - first positive balance since Sept 2014
EconomyMacroeconomysecurities (bonds, T-Bills and shares). Reserve assets fell month on month for the second straight
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Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer
PoliticsGreek Politicssupposed comments. Wednesday’s debate ahead of the vote on the second batch of prior actions may
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Stand-off within SYRIZA to continue as Konstantopoulou stands firm
PoliticsGreek Politicsit after Konstantopoulou voted against the government’s proposals for a second time early
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June deposit outflow rises to 7.58 bln as total balance drops to lowest in 12 years
EconomyMacroeconomy. This is the lowest reading since December 2003, while June withdrawals are the second biggest over the past
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SYRIZA's left wing hoping to prevent Tsipras from concluding bailout talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras may find it difficult to fulfil his goal of pushing aside the squabble with SYRIZA radicals until after there has been an agreement with lenders on the third bailout. Tuesday's meeting of the party's 12-member political secretariat (the second in two days) failed
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Varoufakis and his friendly fire
Agorawith creditors or face defaulting on the European Central Bank and he may be contesting his second
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Rate of drop in apartment prices picks up again in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter decelerating in the preceding seven quarters, the drop in Greek apartment prices accelerated to 5.6 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 from a revised 4.1 percent in Q1, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The Q2 headline figure is the 25th straight negative reading since Q1 2009
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat August 18 might be too soon to expect an agreement. He indicated that Greece might need a second
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Unemployment rate fell to 25 pct in May, its lowest level in the last three years
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate fell for the second straight month in May, when it dropped to 25 percent from 25.6 percent in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT). The May headline figure is the lowest reading since June 2012. The non-seasonally-adjusted
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