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ND and SYRIZA set aside social dividend talk to focus on internal issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe December 4 Eurogroup, what kind of additional funds will be available to spend before the end
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APS bill tabled, allowing use of 12 bln in state guarantees to reduce NPLs
EconomyBankingin the end of December 2018. Out of this total, 22.83 billion are considered doubtful collection, while
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BoG data shows drop in card usage in first half of 2019
EconomyFeaturesThe Bank of Greece (BoG) Financial Stability Report for December has shed light on a number of fiscal trends in Greece, including the rise in card transactions in 2019. The data showed that in the first half of 2019, the total number of payment cards in circulation rose by 4 percent compared
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Business leaders set out steps to attract skilled Greeks as govt offers wage subsidies
Societyback Greeks who left during the crisis would launch within December as part of a pilot programme
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ND adjusts course after brief outcry over press subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is attempting to correct its latest misstep after it suspended a decision to subsidise Greece’s print media to the tune of 6.7 million euros. The joint-ministerial decision to award the money to 36 publications was issued on December 12 but the government was forced to cancel
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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyon December 30 and Cairo on January 8. Furthermore, a new meeting of the trilateral involving Greece
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 6.95 bln in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyrealised in early December, resulting in a deviation of 185 million euros. On an annual basis, state
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent. The revision is based on a number of positive data points which emerged in December
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PMI at 53.9 points in Dec, marking solid end to 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s manufacturing PMI edged down to 53.9 points in December from 54.1 points in November, according to the latest data from Markit PMI. Markit noted that this positive performance has maintained the current sequence of expansion for over two and a half years. Production remained strong during
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New tax debt at 6.95 bln to Nov, down by 28.2 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomya decline of 125 million euros and is the first time since December 2018 that the total for legacy
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