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Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
the unemployment rate down by 2.7 percentage points since the end of 2016, to stand at 20.7 percent in October
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Building activity up by 12.6 pct in November, permits remain above 1,000
EconomyMacroeconomycharacteristics of each building permit differ. Broken down by region, rises in building permits were noted
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Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday, Tsipras tried to tone things down by arguing that none of those accused can be treated
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Hydrocarbons add to tension between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
PoliticsForeign Policyto calm matters down. In 2014, Turkey used its research ship Barbaros to block the work being carried
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CPI falls by 0.2 pct in Jan, first negative figure since Nov 2016
EconomyMacroeconomywas positive by 1 percent. The core index edged down by 0.4 percent following a 0.2 percent decline
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New Democracy turns up heat on Tsipras and Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politics. “It cannot be carnival season all year.” Reports suggest that Mitsotakis turned down an invitation
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Eurogroup confirms third review almost done but e-auctions still a concern
EconomyProgrammeMonday’s Eurogroup did not bring down the curtain on the third review as Greece’s lenders are waiting for the completion of two more prior actions. According to reports, the updated Compliance Report put together by the European Commission shows that 108 of the 110 prior actions are out of the way
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Net job hirings balance negative by 16,542 in January
EconomyMacroeconomyJanuary, part-time and flexible types of work made up 53.2 percent of the total, broken down into 40.3
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Work on post-programme framework continues despite tranche holdup
EconomyProgrammepresident Mario Centeno attempted to play down the clash, saying that there are sometimes “vivid
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesbillion euros in savings over the same period, bringing the total drug spend down to 3.8 billion
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