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Car sales rise by 15.2 pct in May and 9.7 pct in aggregate period
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 15.2 percent in May compared to a rise of 20.4 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. In May 2018, the year-on-year rise had come to 18.7 percent. May’s headline figure marks two
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Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality
EconomyFeaturesincome tax data released by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), we can begin to look
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Is Berlin prepared for a new government in Greece?
Agorathe falsification of statistical data on the true state of the budget to the European Commission in Brussels
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Building permits drop by 14.4 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits decreased by 14.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March, deepening from a decline of 5.1 percent noted in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday showed. The latest monthly headline figure is the fourth consecutive drop in as many months
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Industrial turnover rises by 13.4 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover rose by 13.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in April compared to a slightly downward revised decline of 6.5 percent in March, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data published on Wednesday showed. Throughout 2018 with the exception of December, the index had remained
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BoG notes economic progress, urges safeguarding of fiscal credibility
Economyat its disposal. The BoG notes that its estimates are based on the latest available real data
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May employment balance positive by 105,282 as seasonal hires pick up
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive in Μay with 105,284 more hirings than departures, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed. Ergani noted that the balance for this May is the second highest positive balance on record for the month since 2001. Additionally, May’s figure
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Travel balance falls by 4.1 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance edged down to 200.3 million euros in April from 208.8 million a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This is equal to a decline of 4.1 percent. Receipts came to 537.1 million euros for the month, increasing by 6.9 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments also
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Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees
Societyfunding lines. According to data from the National Centre for Social Solidarity (EKKA), by the end
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Greece cheaper than average for majority of categories except food, most expensive for communications
SocietyGreece topped the list of 10 items with the most expensive communications in the European Union (EU), according to data compiled by ELSTAT. Communications included telecommunications as well as postal services and the internet. The country came in 57.6 percent higher than the EU average
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