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Traditional sectors carry burden of job creation as unemployment levels fall
EconomyMacroeconomyon Wednesday and, for the time in more than a decade, the rate was under 13 pct, landing at 12.8 pct... tourism-related activities, which had more than 72,000 job gains, which is nearly a third of all jobs... the pandemic. The recovery in the labour market over the last decade also sends strong signals about
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PM focuses on high prices, food supplies as snap election option fades away
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the summer, which would bring a strong tourism season that would boost this year’s growth..., but the local media, which enjoys few things more than speculating about when the next polls will be held... to suit a scenario in which elections are held next year rather than in the coming months. SYRIZA
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Govt eyes own energy package if EU fails to approve joint action
PoliticsGreek Politicspct above forecasts, while private suppliers have seen arrears more than double, rising by 10 pct... parties and making ND look weak. If the ruling conservatives were to focus on achieving as strong a result... stability is a more important target than electing a one-party government. This was seen as, on one
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Industrial turnover grows 33.3 pct YoY in Apr, but manufacturing leads monthly drop
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT) on Monday. After more than one year of contraction, the index posted growth of 18.2 percent in March 2021 and has been growing ever since. April is the latest strong annual growth reading... is the lowest in more than one year, but still indicates solid operating conditions in the Greek
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Judges' Novartis decision revives political battle over bribery scandal
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, these charges are linked to a technical matter in the handling of the case rather than any alleged conspiracy. The judges’ ruling prompted a strong response from the journalists’ involved... further any interest in the case. SYRIZA will perhaps feel more vindicated than New Democracy
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PM mulls more assistance with energy costs through winter
PoliticsGreek Politicsto its tactic of providing households with subsidies rather than tackling the cost of energy by lowering... cash to citizens rather than bringing the cost down via other interventions is a tactic that is more... there has been considerable economic growth and that a strong tourism season and higher exports have
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Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece’s strong ties with the new government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the first European... of February. Muslim minority Turkey is less than four months away from a presidential election... for Turkishness that our West Thracian expatriates have been fighting for more than 30 years continues
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Newsletter 368 - 03/02/2023
a clear programme and a strong candidate list that shows leadership in key policy areas, in the hope..., more than half of which is expected to have a carry-over effect. The government is also reportedly..., with the prospect of higher growth than initial estimates assuming no severe geopolitical developments
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Newsletter 374 - 17/03/2023
higher than the 2.9-point decline seen in a Marc poll a few days earlier. According to GPO, ND... a complete outlier with much more generous support packages. The Commission notes that more than 70 pct... started posting strong rises, up by 31.8 pct so there is a base effect in this year’s January movement
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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek Politicstrain crash at the end of February, and to drive the party to a strong showing in the first poll, from... in the first ballot and more than 36 pct in the second). Although New Democracy’s support dipped last month... how it can secure a parliamentary majority, rather than be locked in a fight for first place
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