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Greek building activity drop decelerates to 16 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomybuilding activity accounts for 22 percent of total, the decrease was slightly smoother than... times higher than the GDP contraction over the same period. The stock of housing loans, which show
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C/A deficit to April narrows by 34.7 pct boosted by services
EconomyMacroeconomyin the trade and current transfers’ deficits by 184 and 33 million respectively more than offsetting... is excluded, the trade balance showed an improvement since the drop in imports was higher than
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With prior actions pending, PASOK showing signs of adjustment fatigue
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be dismissed. The difference between the two ministers is less than 400 employees. Loverdos, backed... employees placed in the mobility scheme last year but Mitsotakis insists that no more than 500 should
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Ιnterest in exercising Alpha's warrants remains rather limited
EconomyBankingthan double compared to the previous period number, the total number of exercised warrants so far (90 million) is just a fraction (less than 8 percent) of the outstanding number of 1.14 billion
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Two years on, Greek government ready to give up on higher heating fuel tax
PoliticsGreek Politics. Rather than scrapping the tax hike, he advocated broadening a heating oil subsidy. However, the briefings... on the respective VAT revenues, which more than offset the increase posted in the excise tax revenues
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Greek union data suggest workers get paid late or in kind
SocietyMany Greek workers are not receiving their salaries on time or are being paid in kind rather than money, according to data gathered by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek..., which is lower than the minimum hourly salary of 2.85 euros. The Labour Ministry data on around
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Eurostat 2012 figures raise questions about Greece's tax policy
Economythan a rise in the tax revenues. The breakdown shows that 41.9 percent of 2012 Greek tax revenues... lower than that of the euroarea. Comparing the whole set of figures (tax revenue as a percentage
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Better contribution collection for Greek pension funds but 5.1-bln shortfall looms
Economyof unpaid pensions and lump sums to more than 380,000 new pensioners (3.1 billion). The largest part (808... that the contribution collection is now growing faster than wages, reversing the trend of previous
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Greek primary budget surplus at 707 mln as revenues beat target in May
Economy(by 642 million) and higher revenues (by 142 million from shortfall of 620 million to April) more than... to targets lower than the 40-million euro mark. The revenue breakdown showed direct taxes increasing
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Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicshave appealed rather than to entire groups. The coalition hopes this will give it some time to find... are earning substantially less than they did a few years ago. Also some voters might feel
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