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Newsletter 253 -05/06/2020
growth and is the sharpest QoQ contraction since Q3 2015, when there was a drop of 2 percent. Compared... government consumption rose by 2.3 percent QoQ and by 2 percent YoY. As mentioned, these movements led... percent is expected in 2020 compared to an estimated 2 percent GDP growth before the pandemic. GDP
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agorawhether these differences are a cause of population movements in the EU more broadly.[2] In fact... or over 30 percent of the 2020 base. In contrast, the north-west is expected to lose 2 million people... (both books are available on Amazon.com). [2] The cycles may be changing in both countries
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Where is Odysseus? Part 3 - Participation
Agora” scenario restrains the recovery of the PR to 59½ percent.[2] If Greece were to approach the EU27 level... to be in the labor force (LF). This is shown in Figure 2. The baseline scenario for the labor force.... Recall, there are two reasons: 1. Slightly higher population and, 2. Slightly bigger WAP
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agoraby the Greek government.[2] Our more-modest real GDP outlook for the long run is quite below that of the EU... productivity improvements must be pushed up mathematically, even to over 2 percent a year around the 2040s... these two diverging growth outlooks. Figure 2 graphs the comparison between the real GDP potential
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Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Agora-investment balance of the government (the public sector). Figure 2 below shows the results... of the government in Figure 2. Financing the current account deficits. When a country runs a current account... banks. In 2008-Q1, the “restricted” Greek NII position[2] was a deficit of €-160 billion, or -68
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Industrial turnover completes eighth month of contraction in Nov, falls 2.7 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-year (YoY) from a 2 percent decrease in October, according to data released by the Hellenic..., basic metals. Revenue in the domestic market decreased by 2 percent, while the non-domestic market was down by 2.5 percent. On a monthly basis, industrial turnover in the total market decreased by 2
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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
at just 4.3 pct, down by more than 2 points since the last poll. Having established themselves... is on the cusp with 3 pct. The poll also projects 2 pct for the Spartiates, the Golden Dawn... one percentage point, with a 2023 negative saving rate of close to 2 pct. This leads Greece
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
grew by 0.6 pct quarter-on-quarter and 2 pct compared to the same period last year. Growth over the first nine months averages 2 pct, and strong private spending during the festive season will be needed... to 2 pct in 2026, or slightly below, with Capital Economics the latest to predict 1.8 pct for next
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Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state
Societyenough social security credits to visit public hospitals. Also, a group of about 100 Athenians came
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Deposits down for fourth month in a row as tax obligations rise
EconomyMacroeconomythe 100 billion mark for the first time since December 2012, accounting for 61 percent of total
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