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  1. Tsipras looks to recovery, sidesteps review concerns
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Tuesday his latest effort to focus attention on a positive narrative for Greece, which is a message he hopes that he can carry into the autumn. On a visit to the Papastratos tobacco factory near Athens, he claimed that growth is on course to reach close to 2

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  2. Retail sales up by 3.2 pct in June for sixth straight rise
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The latest business indicators that were published yesterday by the European Commission showed

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  3. Drop in apartment prices continues with slower decline of 1.2 pct in Q2
    By Natasha Pantazopoulou

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    building activity shows some signs of revival in the first half of the year, with the latest permits

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  4. Tsipras seeks coalition makeover before review pressure ramps up
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the latest pledges by Tsipras are an attempt to neutralise one of the main messages being conveyed by New

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  5. Athens keeps cautious eye on Berlin-Ankara relationship as German elections approach
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens is closely monitoring the increased tensions between Berlin and Ankara, especially regarding the latter’s hopes for European Union (EU) accession. Angela Merkel's remark during Sunday’s televised debate that “Turkey will never become an EU member state” is the latest sign of how Berlin

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  6. About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
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    successive month, up by 1.6 percent. Earlier last week, the latest sentiment indicators published

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  7. Third review agenda becoming more complex for Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    at the gold mines. The government’s anger at the latest flare-up with Eldorado Gold was visible in its

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  8. Turnover in tourism sector up 7.3 pct in Q2 for fourth straight rise
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Turnover Index in Accommodation and Food Services increased for the fourth straight quarter in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, picking up by 7.3 percent following a slight downward revision to 0.9 percent in Q1, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Wednesday. The latest

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  9. Unemployment rate edges down to 21.1 pct in Q2, lowest since Q4 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Greek non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 21.1 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 from 23.3 percent in Q1 2017, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The latest figure is the lowest reading since Q4 2011. Compared to the same period last year

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  10. PM looks for positives as Eurogroup and oil spill cause concern
    By Andreas Simopoulos/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece received Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Wednesday, with the government hoping that the latest visit by a European leader would help shift the focus from the series of problems that have arisen this week. Gentiloni, accompanied by six ministers and representatives of Italian firms

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