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Mitsotakis, Tsipras criss-cross Greece as support for main parties edges up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece in a bit to drum up support ahead of the May 21 elections as some voters seem to be moving... grouping from taking part in the elections. The court’s decision is due in early May. The average... towards the main political groupings as the May 21 election date approaches. Nevertheless, support for New
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis seeks to build momentum for May electionsWhat was officially the first week of campaigning for the May 21 elections proved to be a relatively productive one for Prime Minister... on the momentum that appears to be gathering in the run-up to May 21. A series of opinion polls published
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ND raises tax concerns in bid to prevent voters moving to PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the centre-left party for the second vote on June 25. After securing almost 41 pct of the vote on May 21... to this goal is the possibility that former PASOK voters who voted for ND in the first election may drift... to power on May 21 and would have been able to prevent any cyberattack. The conservatives’ response
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March sees first retail sales fall for two years, volumes show consumption diving
EconomyMacroeconomyand non-food up by just 0.1 percent. According to the latest business indicators for May, consumer... in May to 14.8 points, from 27.2 in the previous month, up 14 points from June last year. Overall, economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a minor drop of 0.6 points in May, falling to 108.1 points, after
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy..., down 1 point on May 21, and PASOK 11.7 pct. The Communist Party (KKE) is projected to receive 7.6... more parties – Plefsi and Niki – entering Parliament compared to the May 25 results, Kyriakos
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Annual GDP growth slows in Q1, contracts by 0.1 pct QoQ
EconomyMacroeconomyin the Stability Programme that was sent to Brussels in early May, the growth outlook is improved to 2.3 pct..., published mid-May, the Bank of Greece reiterates its growth outlook of 2.2 pct in 2023, with consumption... outlook on Greece for this year in its latest forecast also published mid-May. It now expects the Greek
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team
PoliticsForeign Policy. If a new approach between the two is secured, then both sides may proceed with the next steps that may see a new round of exploratory talks, and also discussions that will focus on the so-called “positive agenda”. With his new majority secured, Mitsotakis may feel emboldened to begin new talks
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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek Politicssecond election campaign after the defeat in May. Temponeras is not presently an MP, which would... and political nous. Further candidates may emerge from groupings such as the “umbrella” movement... that several candidates for the new party had stood for Kasidiaris’s party Ellines in the May elections
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Newsletter 388 - 07/07/2023
that the deadline may be extended. The vote for a new leader is due in early September, following... up pace from May. S&P notes that the growth rate was affected by some reports of customer hesitancy.... Interest rates The interest rate spread for loans widened in May, reaching 5.76 pct for new loans
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Deposits jump to highest since 2011 in Jun as corporate savings record significant rise
EconomyMacroeconomyin June, from a positive flow of 794 million euros in May, based on the latest Bank of Greece (BoG... percent in May and 3.7 percent in April. The outstanding balance of private sector deposits in June... a 787 million euros rise in May.
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