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  1. Budget primary surplus at 7.61 bln in November as expenditure curtailed
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in October. Overall in the year to date, expenditure fell by 1 percent to 42.41 billion, lower than the target by 1.26 billion. PIB PIB revenues came to 169 million in November, higher than the previous month... million in the first eleven months of the year, 1.66 billion better than the target.

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  2. Car sales rise by 4.1 pct in Dec, taking annual increase for 2018 to 22.6 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to the lowest point, car sales in 2018 more than doubled. As mentioned, car sales overall in 2018 were higher than the previous year by 22.6 percent. The year-on-year rise in 2017 stood at 11 percent. However, car sales for the year were still lower by 48.8 percent than the record high of 372,892

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  3. Building permits rise by 23.8 pct in Oct, up by 10.9 pct in first 10 months
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    this is higher than that for 2016, it remains around 86 percent lower than the peak of 95,730 permits issued in 2005. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new

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  4. Macedonia name issue: Agreement and disagreement
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    Agora

    -binding referendum. However, the 37 percent turnout was lower than the 50 percent threshold... a state that has been recognised as Republic of Macedonia by more than 130 countries agrees to amend... the name it has been using for more than 50 years when it became independent. Is the agreement

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  5. MPs prepare to vote on name deal, although delays are possible
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    deal is expected on Thursday evening, although the fact that more than 200 of 300 MPs have asked... to be little than PASOK under a different name. Gennimata has called for a congress to be held in March... than 10 percent in the national elections, it may now be a case of just surviving and seeing how

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  6. Athens poised to unveil new minimum wage as post-MoU review continues
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    EconomyProgramme

    of close to 8.1 billion SDR, more than 350 percent of its quota of 2.43 billion SDR. The Fund... by the change. Of these, around 600,000 are currently on monthly salaries of less than 586.08 euros. According... people in total, receive monthly wages of less than 600 euros per month. The increase will also lead

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  7. A varied set of views on China
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    favourable than respective views recorded in other European and western countries. Greek citizens... connotations. Both the content and tone of coverage of China-related news are slightly more negative than... and tone of coverage of China-related news are slightly more negative than positive, but by and large

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  8. SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    themselves with less than five MPs. During Thursday’s regular press briefing, government spokesman... more than 3 percent of the total votes, to not be recognised if some of their MPs decided to depart... a much more convincing lead for the conservatives than in surveys forecasting the result

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  9. Unemployment rate at 18.5 pct in Nov as jobless drop below 900,000
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the Labour Ministry’s Ergani database for December showed that there were 5,970 more hirings than departures. Compared to December 2017, there were 9,345 more departures than hirings. Total hirings came... more hirings than departures, below the full-year figure for 2017 by 2,542 places. This marks

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  10. Building permits rise by 18 pct in Nov, beat 2017 figure in aggregate period
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of investment. During 2017, the absolute number of permits came to 13,847. Although this is higher than that for 2016, it remains around 86 percent lower than the peak of 95,730 permits issued in 2005. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new builds. Up

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