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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsare expected to report for duty at hospitals in central and northern Greece after the government issued... duty on fuel, an intervention in the pricing policies of power utility PPC and a partial write-off... steady at 12.3 pct, retaining the advantage it gained since the election of new leader Nikos
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PMI rises to 54.4 points in April, highest since February 2020
EconomyMacroeconomysector since February 2020, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. April saw an improvement in business confidence across the manufacturing sector. Producers saw a renewed upturn in new orders... in the headline figure was also in part due to a further deterioration in vendor performance in April
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyacross the Aegean being reduced and its borders to the north remaining mostly closed. In this respect
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
the unilateral action we saw from the SYRIZA-led administration last year. The government made it clear... Macedonia (+11.6 percent) and North Aegean (+5.3 percent). January saw the number of building permits hit..., as illustrated by the dramatic decline of share prices of UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo and others
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
in a filing. The bank would distribute 65 percent of the notes to its shareholders, while retaining... closures dropped during the pandemic Only one sector saw an increase in the number of closures in 2020... and motorcycles” which saw 8,082 closures. Mostly this was due to it being one of the most populous sectors
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesof whether Greece can be trusted to manage its own affairs once the heavy surveillance of the programme... of the first MoU by a considerable margin. Secondly, following the initial dramatic cuts, the rate... an additional allowance of 4,644 hires remaining from 2016, bringing the total cap to 7,097
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Newsletter 74 - 20/05/2016
. In point of fact, the situation in Greece is even more dramatic. The so-called kokkina daneia (literally... necessary to do the heavy lifting in Athens are no less challenging. By Jens Bastian..., containing the remaining pending actions required for the conclusion of the first programme review
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Govt announces stricter measures for unvaccinated to curb autumn pandemic wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsvaccines gave citizens a choice, “whether to live protected behind the wall of immunity”, or “play... that the government had a duty to allow vaccinated citizens to resume their professional and social lives... to such views”. Economou argued that it is the government’s duty to ensure the return to normality for those
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agoraof these choices are already taking a heavy toll; others may or may not prove sustainable. The decision.... It is to the credit of the decision-makers involved that they recognised their predicament and saw... will cost the Greek economy more than most, thanks to its heavy reliance on tourism, shipping
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek Politicsconditionality. The Wall Street Journal reported that the eurozone is considering attaching terms to any debt.... The subsequent cabinet reshuffle saw a number of conservatives representing the so-called “popular right... know how much, if any, of about 11 billion euros in recapitalisation funds remaining it will need
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