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  1. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

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  2. Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015

    Newsletters

    in the same period last year. This translates into a net drop in retail sales by 305 million over... reflecting domestic consumption rather than increased tourism activity. Triggered by a panic to hoard medicines rather than cover their actual needs, citizens also rushed to pharmacies, where child

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  3. IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
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    EconomyProgramme

    projections, largely due to lower growth and deflators, while unemployment was much higher than originally... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent... the sustainability assessment around the gross financing needs (GFN) metric rather than a specific debt

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  4. BoG reveals figures for repatriation and banknotes returning to banking system
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    EconomyBanking

    inflow of 430 million, which is lower than the respective figure of 560 million recorded in the two-year... banknotes, the monthly repatriation of funds worth 470 million over the last 17 months was more than... in the July 2015 – November 2016 period stood at 180 million, which is substantially higher than

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  5. Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016

    Newsletters

    a number of revenue and expenditure interventions that are projected to yield more than 4 billion... growth. The current account (C/A) surplus widened by more than 104 million to reach 1.01 billion... in the goods deficit by 76.6 million, which more than offset a deterioration in the primary and secondary

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  6. Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
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    EconomyBanking

    for the third successive quarter. Net profits more than doubled to 48.1 million euros in Q1 from 20.1...-on-quarter (QoQ) to 305 million, mostly reflecting a drop in operating expenses following... by more than 100 million to 33.1 billion. The bank noted that Q1 deposits were positively affected

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  7. Stocks rise for first time in three weeks, gaining 1.1 pct
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    Economy

    . Corporate news Alpha’s Q1 net profits more than doubled quarter on quarter to 48.1 million, while core pre-provision income rebounded by 1.2 percent to 305 million. Marfin Investment Group (MIG) showed... than halved to 13.1 million. Lamda Development reported a rise of 6.3 percent in Q1 net profits

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  8. Budget primary surplus at 4.18 bln in Sept as EU co-financed projects fall short
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    increased by 2 percent to 35.26 billion, lower than the target by 305 million. PIB PIB revenues came... million in the first nine months of the year, 805 million better than the target.

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  9. Primary surplus confirmed at 4.80 bln on lower tax refunds and public investments
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent to 35.26 billion, lower than the target by 305 million. The MoF noted that the movement..., 805 million better than the target.

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  10. Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Athens, where spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris got more than 16 percent of the votes in the mayoral race. His... close to or more than 20 percent of the vote, making Kasidiaris the leading candidate at those centres... candidate drew close to 8 percent of the votes, which is still higher than the 6.9 percent the party

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