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Producer prices drop 1 pct in Apr, in contraction for over one year
EconomyMacroeconomyhad been wearing off. Month-on-month (MoM), the index dropped by 1.2 percent, after falling by 1.7
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agoraappears to be pursuing, has been one of the key factors in upsetting the balance between the two... been stretched to the limit by the ramming of a Greek coast guard vessel by a Turkish boat off the Imia... it already uses it in its current one) and New Democracy’s decision to side with the demonstrators
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsit will represent one of the most creative moves by Greek governments during the crisis to avoid inflicting more pain on the less well off while also tackling inequalities. Tsipras is certain to make the most... commitment from lenders regarding debt relief than the one his predecessor Antonis Samaras was given
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agorais not an abstraction, but has had a very concrete and devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions... being an EU member state, it is also part of NATO (and one of the few alliance members that meets its... the eurozone to adopt a different crisis strategy since the start in 2010, with very limited success
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An issue of statistical significance in Greece
Agora. Beyond the judicial process, some observations about the case are needed as it goes to the very heart of understanding how Greece’s public finances veered dramatically off course and the country turned... was sweeping through one country after the other, the government was forced to submit an updated
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
percent on February 13 to the still very respectable 59.8 percent last week. One of the reasons... adjustment of objective property prices that is not expected One minister suggested increasing reduced VAT... or spin off of Public Power Corporation (PPC). Another intervention which could be included
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Where is Odysseus? Part 4 - Unemployment and Employment
Agora, in the first place. Discussions with labor groups prior to the crisis revealed one very interesting... a kind of automatic stabilizer built in. When unemployment goes up very high, the surplus of unemployed.... As a result, unemployment will ease off again from its peak. Similarly, when the economy runs hot
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Sobering reality overshadows SYRIZA's one-year anniversary
PoliticsGreek Politicspension reform plans on Monday, as SYRIZA marks one year of being in power. After his return from... on Sunday that was meant to rally his party on the occasion of SYRIZA’s one-year anniversary, Tsipras said... their demands. Tsipras’s pledge to try to improve the terms of the pension proposals was one
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Bank of Greece study finds one in six local firms is strategic defaulter
EconomyMacroeconomycredit rating did not allowclassification in one of the first two categories. The firms with high... their loans in one bank but did not pay their loan obligations to the other banks. The study revealed that one in six companies on average was deemed as strategic defaulter during 2010-2015. In addition
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Newsletter 93 - 21/10/2016
. Excluding this one-off item, the comparable primary cash surplus has almost doubled from last year... for the government. Despite the May 25 Eurogroup setting out very clearly what Greece can expect in terms of debt... with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Brussels to discuss this very
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