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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore the end of the week. Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou and his wife, Alternate Social... are not delayed. The outgoing economy minister had been one of the figures identified as being likely... of those who may be given a more prominent position along with Alternate Economy Minister Alexis
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Amid exit speculation, growth strategy offers chance for coalition to show intentions
PoliticsGreek Politicswill succeed without a credit line or not,” Deputy Economy Minister Stergios Pitsiorlas told... with Alternate Economy Minister Alexis Haritsis, are playing prominent roles in the drafting of the growth... in drawing it up. The departure this week of Dimitris Papadimitriou from the Economy Ministry
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EquiFund makes official launch in bid to grow Greek businesses
EconomyFeaturesa long-term positive impact on the real economy. The fund has been created by the Greek government... in Greece," deputy minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis said. He added... since the crisis, as well as contributing to employment and revenue generation for the economy.
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OECD report outlines steps to reduce burgeoning poverty rate in Greece
EconomyMacroeconomythat the economy in the denominator has lost 25 percent. The European Commission anticipates that pension spending will fall to 13 percent of GDP in 2020 as recent reforms will take hold and the economy... to reduce in-work poverty, encourage labour force participation and formalise the shadow economy.
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Growth strategy sets out reform targets, broad policies for post-MoU era
EconomyProgramme. The government sees the main industries of focus in energy, the cyclical economy, agriculture, maritime... be inclusive following a long and painful adjustment that the economy and the society underwent that pushed down wages and poverty jumped. A gradual rise of the minimum wage in line with the economy
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The tie that binds
Agorathat the huge fiscal consolidation was harming the economy, his recipe for overcoming this problem... to revitalise the economy were pleasant enough as ideas but completely detached from the reality of Greece’s..., but it is certainly not the end. Greece’s economy, which grew by a record amount in the first quarter
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IMF's Article IV conclusion outlines progress and remaining risks on road to recovery
EconomyProgramme, the Greek economy is expected to grow by 2 percent in real terms this year and 2.4 percent in 2019. As the economy closes the output gap that accumulated during the crisis, unemployment will fall... recovery and reviving their lending capacity is critical in supporting the economy. Although
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Blueprint for election battle laid out in Parliament debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the Greek economy and the exit from the programme but strayed into a number of other fields... to the economy in 2015 as a result of the failed negotiations led by Yanis Varoufakis, including the declining... in the coming months, with issues relating to the economy and corruption dominating the political agenda
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicspromotions. However, the top positions at the Finance, Economy, Labour, Foreign and Defence ministries... Skourletis, after serving as deputy economy minister in the last government. The mild-mannered Haritsis... Tsakalotos, Economy Minister (and Deputy Prime Minister) Yiannis Dragasakis, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou
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GDP growth slows to 0.2 pct QoQ in Q2 due to lower investment, higher imports
EconomyMacroeconomyfor Q2 marks six consecutive quarters of positive growth for Greece. The Greek economy grew by 1.8..., the Greek economy is seen growing by 2.3 percent this year, 2.5 percent in 2019 and 2.3 percent... the 2018-2021 period, rating agencies expect that the Greek economy will grow by 2.4 percent
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