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ND ready to flesh out its policy agenda, with focus on tax plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof businesses in the scheme. The first tax bill may also include a reduction to the ENFIA property tax... Democracy has promised to reduce ENFIA by 30 percent across the board in two stages. Instead, it may
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ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the reductions are socially just. SYRIZA believes this may be a weak point in New Democracy’s... reports that he will stay in the city for around a week, during which he may also meet
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Trade deficit falls by 22.9 pct in June as imports drop sharply
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit dropped by 22.9 percent (YoY) in June compared to a rise of 56 percent in May, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Wednesday showed. The deficit stood at 1.53 billion euros in June, compared to 2.19 billion euros in May. Imports came to 4.29
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Industrial production rises by 0.3 pct in Jun and 1.2 pct in 6-month period
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 0.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in June compared to a revised decrease of 0.1 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data... percent in May. The annual movement in the index was driven largely by a 1 percent rise
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeon the Euro2day financial news website on Thursday quoted an EWG official suggesting that Athens may... Eurogroup may provide a clearer picture regarding where everybody stands on this issue and what kind
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Court verdict on 2016 pension reform seen having fiscal impact
Economywith the decision via the pension reform it adopted in May 2016 with the Katrougalos law, named after... and the adoption of the Katrougalos law in May 2016 for which pensioners appear to have a strong claim because
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Unemployment edges down to 16.9 pct, below 17 pct for first time since 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyis the first time that the unemployment rate has dropped under 17 percent since May 2011, when the reading... in decline since the high of 31.6 percent in May 2013. The unemployment rate for men stood at 13.7 percent
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
this Christmas as the SYRIZA government already provided them with a handout in May. Staikouras repeated, though... dropped under 17 percent since May 2011, when the reading also stood at 16.9 percent. During July
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Athens hopes IMF prepayment go-ahead aids case for lower fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammein May. Completing the process would be a significant gain for New Democracy as it tries to amass... indicating that a decision will probably be taken in April 2020 and that the fiscal targets may
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
will probably be taken in April 2020 and that the fiscal targets may be reduced by 1 to 1.3 percentage... that significantly reduce budgetary risks. In May, the CoS ruled that the elimination of civil
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