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  1. Greek household expenditure falls by another 2.5 pct in 2016
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    Society

    final monthly household expenditure is taken into consideration. Additionally, since poor households... percent of the family budget on health rather than non-poor households which spent 7.8 percent. Data... that over 50 percent of the population classified as poor had an annual income of 3,064 euros. Households

    4%

  2. PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence

    Society

    European countries is good, firefighting effectiveness is poor, which leads to Greece having 3.5 times.... They also lag significantly behind those used in central Europe. The poor track record that Greece has...: Poor organisation, monitoring and coordination of firefighting Weak firefighting mechanism in terms

    4%

  3. Child poverty rate in Greece triples in a decade, OECD study finds
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    Society

    percent of children classified as poor in Greece had a father in work for most of the year in 2007... be seen in the rate of poverty if such transfers targeted only poor children. The report concludes... to improve the quality of the environment in which poor families live, whether in terms of housing

    4%

  4. Social impact of crisis seen easing in 2018, but 31.8 pct still at risk of poverty/exclusion
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    Society

    the corresponding percentages for the non-poor and poor population come to 25.7 percent and at 44.2... to fulfill basic needs. Around 40.8 percent of poor households said they were unable to keep their home

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  5. IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
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    EconomyBanking

    the problem had to deal with a variety of issues including “poor banking practices, weak financial... of obstacles such as poor payment discipline, the inadequate insolvency framework, and banks being... overhang due to institutional inefficiencies and, in the case of household insolvency, poor legal design

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  6. Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
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    Society

    The poor condition of Greece’s state education system has been laid bare in the latest OECD’s... of the average 12 year old in Singapore or China. Apart from poor average performance, the proportion of Greek students who had above average performance was also relatively poor, a trend also seen

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  7. Household expenditure rises by 2.5 pct in 2019

    Society

    equivalent consumption expenditure of poor households stands at 32.7 percent of expenditure consumption of non-poor households. Low-income households also spend 33 percent of the family budget on food. For non-poor households,19.1 percent of the budget is spent on food.

    4%

  8. Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    sense of dissatisfaction over issues such as the high cost of living and poor public services, which contributed to the party’s poor showing in EP elections. The prime minister acknowledged in his... under constant pressure due to poor government performance. The worst possible development for ND

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  9. How Greek banks could cut 2014 financing gap with a bond rollover
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    Economy

    2014, currently estimated at 10.5 – 11.0 billion euros. Both solutions involve rolling over of Greek... of Monday's Eurogroup meeting, ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen rejected any idea of rolling over... meetings. On the contrary, the first solution proposed by the Greek Finance Ministry - rolling over

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  10. Economic sentiment drops by 3.7 pts in June as all components deteriorate
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of the series, but sentiment had been sliding since, having lost 10.1 points. Over the rolling 12-month period..., which began following the pandemic, has hit some turbulence and over the rolling 12-month period... in June, from 108.2 points in May. The EEI has dropped by 4 points in the rolling 12-month period

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