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Tempe casts heavy shadow over public mood as accident report confirms serious safety failings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOn the eve of planned demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the Tempe rail accident, more polls capture widespread public discontent with the authorities’ handling of the crash, further... takes most of the blame, with 77 pct saying they are not satisfied with its efforts to get
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Government tries to polish economic image as it prepares for big gamble on relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsmanaged to get closer to Europe. We were at 66 pct of the European average in terms of purchasing... package, hoping that it serves as an inflection point that will mark the return of support to ND
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Controversial migration bill divides government factions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRecently-appointed migration minister Thanos Plevris made his mark with the passage of a bill which makes it easier for Greece to deport failed asylum seekers and restricts the right to residency... The OPEKEPE scandal continues to cloud the government’s attempts to get back on track with voters
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Serbia’s road to collective immunity: A tale of two realities
Agorafellow citizens to get vaccinated. The reactions were negative, acrimonious even. So much so... do these supposed supporters of the regime get so much courage to semi-publicly - and by the way... of vaccines, calls to citizens from all over to get vaccinated, politicians getting their jab in front
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National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBanking. On the cost front, operating expenses fell 12 percent YoY in H1, while remained flat QoQ... in Q2 from 2.36 percent in Q1 and 2.71 percent in Q2 2013. Gross loans remained almost flat YoY and QoQ... remained flat QoQ on sight net additions offset by lower state deposits. National’s loan to deposit
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Piraeus Bank reports net profit of 164.3 mln in Q2
EconomyBankingremained flat QoQ at 51 percent. Along with that of Eurobank, Piraeus coverage ratio stands... by 1 percent QoQ, cost of risk remained flat at 2.6 percent. Cumulative provisions (LLRs) improved... and Eurobank at 103 percent and lower than Alpha’s at 119 percent. Eurosystem funding remained flat QoQ at 10
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August sees third Greek C/A surplus in a row, reaching 1.82 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybill for oil and ships. Excluding the impact of oil and ships, exports remained almost flat, while... in Greece in August. As a result, the respective 8-month figure remained almost flat in comparison... in Greek stocks. BoG figures also showed that reserve assets remained flat for the second consecutive
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomy. Also, the upcoming pension reform will keep spending flat in absolute terms flat and a declining... that public investments will stay flat over the period all the heavy lifting in delivering this level
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Greece is least socially just country in EU, report indicates
SocietyThis meant that Greece suffered a drop of 0.86 on the mark it gained in 2008. Only Ireland had a bigger...,” scoring 3.22. This is a full 2 points lower than the 2008 mark and well below the EU average of 5.7.... and soup kitchens to help. Given the depth of the crisis, such measures probably proved inadequate
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Alpha Bank nine-month profits at 110.3 mln, NPL ratio at 33.6 pct
EconomyBankingthe previous year. The net interest margin (NIM) remained almost flat at 2.7 percent QoQ, reflecting a loan... gross loans. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio remained flat QoQ at 33.6 percent with consumer credit
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