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Sixth straight fall for economic sentiment in August as it plunges by 6.1 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dived for the sixth straight month in August when it fell by 6.1 points to 75.2 from 81.3 in July, according to the European Commission (EC). The headline figure is the second lowest reading after the record low of 74.8 in March 2009. The monthly drop is the third
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These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s caretaker cabinet was sworn in on August 28 and on the same day, the European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker sent a letter to the caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou. Apart from passing on his congratulations, Juncker stressed in the letter that the EC “considers
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Retail sales fell by 1.7 percent in June, after a short-lived rise in May
EconomyMacroeconomyof last week by the European Commission continued showing a sharp deterioration for the second
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Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
AgoraFollowing the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, Mario Draghi provided more detail about issues relating to the eligibility of Greek government bonds (GGBs) for the Quantitative Easing (QE) programme and reinstating the waiver on Greek government securities for ECB
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Newsletter 41 - 04/09/2015
decision to fall back on populist tactics after SYRIZA won the European Parliament elections in May 2014
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EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average
EconomyThe European Commission published a study on Friday that examines the evolution of the VAT gap across the EU according to the latest available data for 2013. The VAT gap is defined as the difference between the amount of VAT that is actually collected and the estimated VAT amount
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Tsipras looks for traction with elections finely balanced in final stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicsmanifesto. The policy plan focusses mainly on making use of European Union funds to generate growth, which
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Industrial production drops by 1.6 pct for third successive month in July
EconomyMacroeconomyby consumer durables (-8.1 percent). The latest industry confidence indicator published by the European
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Election Watch: What are Greeks voting for?
Agorathat it was Samaras’s decision to fall back on populist tactics after SYRIZA won the European
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsworkers since it does not have the clear intention of taking Greece out of the European Union
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