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  1. Industrial production grows by 2.4 pct in Sept

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.4 percent in September after a mild downward revision of August’s figure to 5.5 percent, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Thursday. In the year so far, the IPI has remained steadily in positive territory. The increase

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  2. IMF adds to calls for no further delays to e-auctions
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    EconomyProgramme

    of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, was appointed this week as the head of the arbitration court

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  3. Net job hirings balance turns negative by 98,420 in October
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The employment balance turned negative in October as hirings fell short of departures by 98,420, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system revealed. The month’s figure is the third negative balance for the year and largely reflects the ending of seasonal contracts after the summer

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  4. Building activity drops by 5.2 pct in August
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Building permits went down by 5.2 percent in August, falling at a greater rate than the drop of 2.4 percent seen in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday showed. The headline rate is the second consecutive negative reading for this year. The absolute figure

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  5. Greece bottom of the list on EU social justice index
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    Society

    market in Greece scored lowest out of all countries (3.46). As of 2016, the year on which survey data

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  6. Primary cash surplus at 2.88 bln in Oct on higher expenditure, arrears payments
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s central government primary cash balance came to a surplus of 2.88 billion euros in the first ten months of 2017, compared to a surplus of 3.97 billion euros for the same time last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) data revealed on Friday. The BoG notes that this year’s figure includes arrears

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  7. Industrial turnover falls by 0.8 pct in Sept, down for first time since Oct 2016

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s industrial turnover fell by 0.8 percent in September after upwardly revised growth of 6.3 percent in August, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data published on Monday. The headline figure is the first time since October 2016 that the index has fallen into negative

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  8. Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , that the poll numbers contrast slightly with the data from another survey last week. The Pulse poll

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  9. Travel balance up by 17.2 pct in September on higher receipts, lower payments
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s travel receipts increased by 15.5 percent in September compared to the 16.4 percent increase noted in August, Bank of Greece (BoG) data revealed on Tuesday. Receipts came to 2.47 billion euros in September, while payments fell by 3 percent to 173.5 million. This led the travel surplus

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  10. EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
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    Society

    . The latest data from the UNHCR, dated up to November 19, shows that over 26,000 people arrived in Greece

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