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Retail index jumps 5.3 pct in May led by fuel and supermarket sale
EconomyMacroeconomyshowed a remarkable improvement rising by 12.3 points to 14.9, rising by more than 15 points since
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Industrial production grows by 1.2 pct in June and rises by 0.5 pct in first half of the year
EconomyMacroeconomyproducts and pharmaceutical preparations (+15 percent). The three largest declines were noted
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Soldiers' return from Turkey provides Tsipras with timely boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s government received a much-needed boost ahead of the August 15 national holiday in Greece as Turkey announced the release of the two Greek soldiers it had been holding since March. In what has become a difficult summer for the prime minister, largely because of the disastrous fire
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Agoradeficit of 15 percent. In the absence of any other policy leavers, the solution of ‘internal devaluation
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeby October 1 before the economic plan is handed over to the European Commission on October 15 as part
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Greek banks push for return to normality
EconomyBanking. This is due to be reduced to 15 billion until the end of the year when net purchases are expected
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Recent study issues warning over ageing population, future pension burden
Societybetween 15 to 64, will also decline. Greece’s demographic makeup, which leans heavily towards an older
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Manufacturing PMI climbs to 53.9 pts in August, outlook remains positive
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI edged up to 53.9 points in August from 53.5 in July, staying over the 50-mark threshold for 15 straight months as confidence in the sector remains solid. Greece’s manufacturing sector signals further strong improvement in operating conditions aided by solid expansions
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Mitsotakis plans cuts to pension contributions, aims to add private element to system
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the conservative chief was his intention to lower social security contributions for all employees from 20 to 15
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis gear up for economy pledges, with eyes on fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicscontributions from 20 to 15 percent over a four-year period. The New Democracy president has said he will try
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