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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ministerial level in five departments: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural... as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras, once a justice minister under Mitsotakis, becomes the new agriculture minister. Niki Kerameus is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry
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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturessimplified some procedures such as starting a business by cutting down the time it takes to get..., the number of procedures involved has fluctuated. Whereas it took 15 procedures in 2006, it now takes 17... a construction permit now takes 123 days compared to 198 in 2006. Registering property Greece
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Our cruel summer
Agorasaid in radio communication with other crew members aired on Greek TV. “I thought he was black...” or “Pakistani” to be used liberally as a catch-all description for anyone deemed to be inferior or dispensable
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Greece fell two places to 60th in Doing Business ranking, World Bank says
Economyrequires 5 procedures, takes 13 days and costs 2.2 percent of income per capita. For Dealing with Construction Permits (60th), Greece requires 18 procedures, it takes 124 days and costs 1.8 percent of the warehouse value. Registering property (144th) in Greece requires 10 procedures, takes 20 days
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Greece drops three places to 61st in World Bank's ‘Doing Business’ ranking
Economyprocedures, takes 13 days and costs 2.2 percent of income per capita, all unchanged from the previous year. For Dealing with Construction Permits (58th), Greece requires 17 procedures, it takes 124 days... procedures, it takes 51 days and it costs almost 70 percent of income per capita. For Registering
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Greece falls to 79 out of 190 economies in ease of doing business ranking
EconomyFeatures. Whereas it took 15 procedures in 2006, it now takes 17, unchanged from last year. Getting a construction permit now takes 180 days compared to 245 in 2006. Getting electricity Greece ranked 40... takes six procedures and 51 days. Registering property As mentioned, Greece’s worst score
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Move to unite centre left takes next step but potential in doubt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn effort to reinvigorate Greece's centre left took another step this week but doubts persist about whether the initiative, led by 58 personalities from various walks of life, will be able to have a lasting impact. Members of the initiative, including a...
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Greece takes on EU presidency and some significant challenges with it
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA series of events in Athens on Wednesday marked Greece officially taking its turn at the helm of the European Union, a task that is certain to prove a challenge alongside the government’s other domestic and international challenges, which include tryin...
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Sudden jump in unpaid taxes last month takes total to almost 70 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of increase in Greece’s unpaid taxes significantly accelerated to 1.42 billion in August from around 1 billion in the preceding two months, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems today. The August figure is...
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In decision to ally with Independent Greeks, Tsipras takes high risk option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, was sworn in on Monday after electing to form a government with right-wing Independent Greeks, raising further concern about whether the new administration will be able to negotiate successfully with Greece's...
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