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Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
EconomyMacroeconomybank than the one they currently have an account with and the opening of a bank account by a natural... switched to paying by card rather than cash, and deposits in the banking system stabilised. Deposit... have been useful in encouraging the use of electronic payments rather than cash, BoG has noted
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The whole truth and nothing but the truth
Agorarather than fantasy has understood that the case against the former head of the Hellenic Statistical... of state arrears, withholding it will end up doing more damage than good. A Greek business owner... is more than 1,000 days, which is by far the longest in the Union. The argument has been made
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Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscould end with growth of more than 1.5 percent. September is also a crucial month for public... than the target, fuelling fears that taxpayers may not be able to bear the heavy tax burden in the second half of the year, with more than seven billion euros due by the end of the year.
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
more exits than entrances into the pension system, plus higher mortality. Despite this difference..., significant gaps remain. Tax refunds have risen rather than fallen, from 1.25 billion euros... billion in August. Though the figure is lower than July’s amount of 2 billion, it means that Greece’s
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens will not contribute any more than 1.1 billion euros and that this will be spread over 10... delay in completing the review, so that a staff-level agreement comes early next year rather than... than he would like. What Tsipras wants to avoid is a standoff with the institutions and grumbling
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorathan Belgium or Luxembourg, it is impossible not to ensure that you can defend yourself... approach to geopolitical issues on its southeastern flank seem more of an afterthought than a concerted... ties rather than just fighting fires. Despite a sudden change of direction in the White House
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdistribution of the rewards of the imminent economic recovery than New Democracy. During Tuesday’s press... and dividends, rather than for workers. Tsipras also pointed to agreements with the creditors... of Greek society than any administration led by Mitsotakis and his party.
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Unemployment falls again in August, edging down to 20.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyto 3.79 million, 101,578 higher than a year ago. The number of unemployed decreased by 16,769, bringing the total to 984,483. This is 141,342 lower than August 2016 and the first time that the total number... sees unemployment at 21.9 percent for 2017, lower than OECD which expects the jobless rate to settle
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsscheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off... redistributed this year is more than twice the 617 million euros handed out last December to pensioners... leadership, which attracted more support than many experts expected, and from accusations
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Orthodox Christianity survey reveals strong influence on Greek society
Societystrong, at 70 percent, standing closer to levels reported in the former USSR than in European countries... authority than the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, even though the latter is traditionally known... of Greeks said that abortion should be illegal, higher than the average of 45 percent. Among all countries
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