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  1. An issue of statistical significance in Greece

    Agora

    deficit for that year should have been just under 4 percent of GDP, rather than the final figure..., the state deficit was at 23 billion euros, almost twice the projected amount for the entire year... increased by 10 billion euros compared to 2008. At the same time, Greece entered the first year

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  2. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that Greece was “at war” with the troika following a standoff over next year’s fiscal gap. He said that he... that he saw no “pressure” to sign a third bailout, that there would be growth next year, that he fully..., thereby foregoing the need for snap elections and allowing the government to see out its full four-year

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

    Society

    discuss how to cover next year’s fiscal gap and how much an already enlarged property tax will raise... have risen by 12.6 percent over the last year and deposits are falling steadily as people eat... people questioned believe their economic situation has worsened over the last year. Meanwhile, 92

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  4. Greek deposits slip in October as credit also contracts by 3.9 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and 282 million respectively more than offsetting the marginal time inflows of 85 million. The year.... The positive sentiment prevailing in the three quarter last year after the June 2012 elections... income, with latest data showing a 9.3 percent drop in the second quarter of the year, is seen

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  5. Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
    en_GB Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    cited figures that show tax revenues in Greece accounted for 22.8 percent of GDP last year, compared... that the Greek government is missing out on 3.2 billion euros, equivalent to 1.75 percent of GDP, each year... Antonis Samaras described 2013 as the worst year on record in terms of the taxes Greeks had to pay

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  6. After Q3 results, what next for Greek banks?

    Agora

    economy as of next year. Our analysis examines the key drivers of latest results and pending issues due... percentage points in the quarter and 1.60 since the beginning of the year to 3.10 percent at the end... as of January 1, 2013 and another 3.5 percent as of the beginning of next year), implementation

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  7. Greece in 2014: The risks and opportunities of moving forward

    Agora

    focused on the first six months of the year, until the political authorities hand over the presidential... to address the issue of what are the risks and opportunities for Greece moving forward in the coming year..., at the height of the global financial crisis Latvia’s GDP shrank within one year by almost 18 percent

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  8. State arrears to Nov fell to 5.86 bln but 1.96 bln of new debts created in 2013

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    with the gg cash primary surplus dropping by 14.3 percent to 1.99 billion from 2.31 billion last year... distorts the gg fiscal balance for this year. Furthermore, it includes SMP and ANFA income of 2.18... drop month on and month and 3.11 billion year to date. Taking into account that settlement of previous

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  9. The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
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    Agora

    that it is intending to return to international credit markets during the course of this year... 8. This represented the lowest level for the benchmark five-year Portuguese note in trading... with Athens’ third international creditor – the IMF – is planned to expire a year later. In order to cover

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  10. New Democracy and SYRIZA on campaign footing but for how many elections?

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The only question is how many times Greeks will go to the ballot box this year. Election campaigns... in May or whether 2014 would also be the year for snap general elections. Speaking in the European..., with the coalition government seeing out its four-year term. "In #Greece we should start a policy of becoming

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