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The Agora podcast - Episode 1 (Greece & Covid-19)
AgoraOur first podcast is on (what else?) the coronavirus. Host Nick Malkoutzis discusses with MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis and the website's features writer Georgia Nakou about how Greece has coped with the public health challenge of Covid-19 and ...
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Budget primary deficit at 8.14 bln by end-May, almost 1 bln off target
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 8.14 billion euros in the first five months of the year, compared to a deficit of 4.84 billion in the same period of 2020, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed...
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Employment data for 2021 shows 88.3 pct of firms have up to 10 staff, 1 in 5 workers earns below 500 euros
EconomyA special publication by the Labour Ministry based on data from the Ergani database presents the latest digest of the Greek labour market and a profile of Greek entrepreneurship. The data for 2021 has remained broadly unchanged compared to 2020, with th...
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IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
![Photo via IMF photostream on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/08/11/imf_439_1108-medium.jpg "Photo via IMF photostream on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/]")
EconomyMacroeconomyThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest global macro and fiscal estimates in the context of the spring meetings currently held in Washington, capturing the impact of inflation on growth. Specifically for Greece, growth for this year wa...
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Poverty rate rises in 2021; even after social transfers 1 in 4 children are at risk
SocietyThe latest living conditions published by ELSTAT on Friday shows that poverty resumed an upward trend in 2021 after a series of declines that started in 2014, with 2020 marking the most recent annual low. The risk of poverty threshold has dropped to 5,2...
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Credit flow turns negative in July with outflow for corporations at 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe credit expansion in the Greek private sector kept up its recent pace in July, rising by 6.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 6.1 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Wednesday showed. The net lending flow was negat...
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Unemployment stable at 9.4 pct in Dec, improves by 1 point in 2024
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained below the 10 percent mark in December, edging down marginally to 9.4 percent, from 9.5 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. In Decemb...
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Current account at 1 bln surplus in Jan, goods deficit at 2.91 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account was in surplus in January of 1.02 billion, from a deficit of 3.6 billion euros in December, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Monday. In January 2024, the balance showed a surplus of 1.8 billion euros. The Bank of Greece notes...
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Greece's open floodgates
Agorain by a type of Mediterranean storm known as a “medicane” that develops during this time of year... Karameros (SYRIZA) appeared on a TV panel show on Saturday wearing a fluorescent jacket of the type... that he had been selling the wrong type of clothing on his shows and that the jacket worn by the SYRIZA
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Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the legislation. This means that Mitsotakis can count on 36 votes from SYRIZA and 11 from New Left, unless... voters and 36 pct of those who vote for SYRIZA. However, opinion is split on whether changing the law will have a positive or negative impact on state-funded universities. Of those questioned, 36 pct
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