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OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape
EconomyMacroeconomyof 25 percent might result in an increase of the GDP by 2.4 percent by 2025. The report also makes 87
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Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first round of municipal and regional elections in Greece on Sunday produced some surprises but few definitive answers about how the country will vote in the European Parliament polls on May 25 and how this might affect political developments. SYRIZA and New Democracy can take away some
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Bookies see clear win for SYRIZA in EU elections but not in local vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the first round on May 25, betting odds clearly favor one of the two candidates in the second round
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Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
Agorapercent (more than 55 percent for those aged between 18 and 25) many analysts in the Chancellery
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
Economy) to 1 percent constant for the next 50 years. This could result in total savings of 25 billion (14
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New obstacle for privatisations as court blocks sale of water firm
EconomyGreece’s highest administrative court has blocked the sale of the Athens water company, raising new questions about whether the government can meet its revised privatisation targets. The Council of State ruled on May 25 against the privatisation of Athens Water Supply and Sewerage (EYDAP
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Eurobank records net loss of 207.4 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingby 25 basis points (bps) in Q4, net interest margin fell by 5 bps in Q1 to 1.93 percent, mainly due
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National Bank starts 2014 posting net profit of 181 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingNational Bank was the second Greek bank after Eurobank, which published Q1 results on May 28. Net profit landed at 181 million from 27 million last year mainly reflecting soaring pre-provision income (up 25 percent) and receding impairment losses (down 15 percent). Even excluding several positive
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Greek Tourism Association sees tourist arrivals rising to 19 mln for 2014
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest data on the number of international visitors from scheduled flights point to a 25
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SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s political parties have been looking at the May 25 European election results to understand whether there has been a decisive shift in public opinion that makes a SYRIZA or New Democracy win in a national vote more or less likely. Among the most interesting statistics produced over the past
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