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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek Politicsis sticking to his belief that Greece needs a strong single-party government rather than a coalition... suggested that the government would like elections to be held as soon as possible, earlier than the July 2... be looking at a majority of around 20 seats. This would be more than double the majority Mitsotakis had
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Newsletter 382 - 26/05/2023
. The left-wing party’s support plummeted to 20 pct, 11 points lower than in 2019 and some 10 points lower than many opinion polls had indicated. The result means that virtually the only thing standing... of the vote on Sunday, which was around 3.5 points more than in 2019 and its highest electoral score
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societystrong health outcomes despite spending less than many of its peers. But beneath the surface, troubling... people. That’s higher than the OECD average and signals growing concern over preventable and treatable..., with fewer than a quarter of adults indulging daily. Access to care Despite universal eligibility for core
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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyoversubscribed and the yield of 4.95 percent was notably lower than had been expected even a few days... on the positive mood around Greece and not delay the placement The achievement of a much higher than... more than 1.5 times oversubscribed, confirming the recent strong investor interest in Greek bank
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
widened to 847 million euros in January, more than 2.5 times higher than a year earlier. Imports fell... thanks to the travel surplus more than doubling to 10.63 million. Exports dropped by 16.9 percent... Blair implored the party’s lawmakers to be “whiter than white, purer than pure”. Unfortunately, it didn
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Budget primary surplus at 1.51 bln end-May, revenues fall short by 978 mln
EconomyMacroeconomythan double compared to last year’s 707 million, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final...) and higher Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance (by 1.11 billion) more than offsetting a revenue gap... million reflecting lower than expected revenues partly counterbalance by further restrained primary
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A closer look at the composition of Greece's bad loans
EconomyBankingpercent a year ago. However, the ratio of performing exposures, which are past due less than 90 days, over... respectively. The report revealed that two-thirds of NPEs that are past due more than 90 days (excluding denounced loans) were non-performing for more than one year. For housing loans in particular
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomypercent lower than last year’s figure of 3.25 billion. It should be pointed out that the Finance... billion, implying a collectability rate of more than 83 percent. The bulk (more than 85 percent... tax burden on 2016 was shifted towards large properties. GSPR data showed that more than one-third
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Trade after Brexit: How Greece and the EU will be affected
Agoraof 1999-2015, accounting for more than 51% of UK's total global trade. To paint the picture, the USA... to the UK more than importing from it - the EU should display some urgency in trying to strike... belong to this group. The members of this second group would be more affected than the countries
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Tax revenue overperformance leads budget primary surplus to 4.44 bln in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfigures published a week ago had displayed a primary surplus of 4.39 billion, 45 million lower than... narrowed by more than two thirds from last year and landed at 1.14 billion euros in 2016, 2.48 billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) edged down 1.5 percent in December
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