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  1. Trade balance worsens as Aug produces 43.3 pct deficit on back of pick-up in non-EU activity
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of oil products and the value of ships, imports rose by 27.5 percent, while exports increased by 23.6 percent. Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the trade deficit rose by 32.3 percent

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  2. Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
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    EconomyProgramme

    Greece has launched the formal process to pre-pay part of the loans it has received from the International Monetary Fund after Finance Minister Christos Staikouras officially requested clearance from..., Greece is due to pay 2.1 billion euros per year up to 2021, dropping to 1.9 in 2022 and 1.4 in 2023

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  3. After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay increase by between 13 pct to 20 pct over... sector pay scale mean that civil servants’ wages have increased by 2.1 billion euros, which

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  4. Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democracy, as ministers called for pay rises... following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces personnel. Several prominent politicians

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  5. Restrictive leaders' debate produces little to move election needle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Wednesday night’s leaders’ debate did not seem to produce any surprises of the kind that could greatly affect the outcome of the May 21 elections, which New Democracy is on course to win, according to all opinion polls. The restrictive format of the televised debate, which involved the leaders

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  6. Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits

    Society

    into their savings to cover basic costs and pay their growing tax bills. Of course, this has a knock

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  7. Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
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    Society

    percent of men). Just 57 percent reported receiving their pay on time and without problems, 33

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  8. On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    four main priorities, including better pay, improved healthcare, policies for the younger

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  9. What Dijsselbloem didn't say
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    Agora

    the Greek government condemned his remarks as being “unhelpful.” The Dutch finance minister, who may... to then pay the price for it anyway, be it through drastic fiscal consolidation in several countries... to military hardware, from the north rather than on domestic production. Spain produced a property

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  10. Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , around 19% of Greece’s population had received at least one Covid-19 jab, while almost 8% had... appointments to be vaccinated. The government seized on Tsipras’s remarks as an attempt to undermine

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