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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
. And if Tsipras does decide to lead a refreshed progressive movement, the stage will be set for a high-stakes... set of GDP data for Q2, where the Greek economy’s annual growth slightly moderated to 1.7 pct year... pct growth in 2025. Final consumption growth also slowed to 1 pct YoY and dropped marginally by 0.1
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agorastagnant by comparison. When Greece entered the euro, it exported 1 euro for every 3 it imported. By 2009... management team but instead got a set of politicians that flew even closer to the burning sun. 2004... in Greece and salaries for under-25s are actually set below what is considered to be the poverty line
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Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
Agoratobacco advertising in sport and journalists discovered that Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone... only 67 lawmakers opted not to tap into the 3.2 million euros set aside for this purpose. However... was adamant he had been set-up by unspecified enemies. However, given that the majority of judges found him
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Tsipras identifies debt relief, bank recap and attracting investments as key goals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras set out three priorities for his government once the first bailout... review and secure the disbursement of the next two subtranches of 2 and 1 billion euros due by mid-November. The three goals set by Tsipras were: Debt relief, bank recapitalisation and attracting
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BoG proposes debt relief measures and lower primary surplus target from 2018
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its monetary policy report published on Wednesday, the Bank of Greece (BoG) suggested a set... percent of GDP threshold set by the International Monetary Fund. According to the BoG, sensible debt...) loans. BoG examined five different scenarios which are based on a set of common technical assumptions
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
-free threshold and pensions to meet a fiscal target is set at 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018... for Greece needs to be set at 1.5 percent of GDP and the country must see a sharp reduction in the tax... pressed for additional measures should the fiscal target be set at 3.5 percent of GDP, which would
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After fourth review SLA, build-up to May 24 Eurogroup begins
EconomyProgrammeuntil 2022 and pension cuts worth 1 percent of GDP next year, followed by the lowering of the tax-free... officials said they were satisfied with the agreement on housing benefits, which set the annual income ceiling for qualifying for state assistance was set at 8,000 euros for individuals and 24,000 euros
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Newsletter 167 -22/06/2018
and amortisation means that Greece does not need to begin paying around 1 billion euros annually... goals it has been set over the last three years. The conservatives argue that this has led to huge... their political fortunes. Name deal set to be catalyst in Greek politics SYRIZA-ANEL united for now
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... Haritsis and Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou set out the parameters of the three different... qualify for the 120 instalments, with the minimum monthly payment being set at 30 euros. For those
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesup its renewable generation, starting with 1 GW of wind and solar power by 2024, with the aim... of natural gas for heating and electricity has been in progress since the 1990s and is set on a path... survey thought it was important for the government to set ambitious renewable energy targets
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