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EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
Societyincome tax break for seven years. The country also offers Investment visas, a policy that has been... rates, Greece has benefited from skilled net immigration. Technology, AI, and Labor Market... response to workforce ageing. However, the shift toward age-friendly jobs has been less pronounced
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Deposit rates stable, avg loan rate below 5 pct for first time since 2002
EconomyMacroeconomyThe interest rate on households’ new time deposits marginally increased by 1 basis point (bp...). The February rate is the second lowest reading during euro membership, while the marginal rise put an end... in the December-February period, which were largely in the form of time deposit withdrawals, the respective rate
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Marginal drop in time deposit rate, sharp decline in corporate lending rates in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate dropped by another 2 basis points (bps) and landed at 0.67... average rate of 0.43 percent. The slight drop in the time deposit rate led the weighted average rate... The floating interest rate in new corporate loans recorded a sharp drop of 72 bps, mostly reflecting
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorain Country A has foreshadowed additional interest rate increases aiming to pinch off a bigger upside... is that the inflation rate has been badly missed, but with some alleviation now in sight. Whether inflation... say 2 percent year-on-year (Y/Y) for the headline index of consumer prices (HICP).[2] Country A has
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BoG charts how crisis has affected private sector employment
Economyprivate sector employment has been affected during the crisis. The first finding is related... period prior to June 2008. According to the study, the number of those registered with IKA has been moving upwards since early 2013 and from May 2013 has risen month on month. At the end of November 2013
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek Politicshas already objected to the fact that the investigation will only seek to cover the period from May... Minister Alexis Tsipras has cultivated ties with Karamanlis over the years. It is believed that the ex... a coalition in June 2012. Nevertheless, there has been a strong feeling within New Democracy
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's European lenders told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday that he has just a few days... of the possibility of a "black scenario" on Sunday. Athens now has to send a request for a new European... in such circumstances. This was by far the starkest message that Tsipras has been given since coming to power
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Greece's pursuit of normality has only one starting point
Agora) has still not been approved by the House of Representatives. The parliamentary discussions have been delayed since August 2015 due to political opposition. · Pressure for fiscal relaxation has... of the Telecommunications Authority. · The law on the State-Owned Enterprises' (SOEs) corporate governance has
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Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
EconomyProgrammewithout having to risk a higher cost of borrowing than it would want. There has been some... the 7-year note. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has indicated that the government would like to sell.... In the meantime, the Finance Ministry also has a number of significant fiscal issues to contend
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Opinion polls suggest dispute with farmers has weakened ND's support
PoliticsGreek Politics14 pct in the previous poll, suggesting that the long gestation period has not helped the former PM’s... of taking up politics but has given no strong indication of her intentions. There is clear evidence.... Projections put the ruling party below the 30 pct target it has set itself, which is also short
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