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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agorathat governments are finding ways to finance deficits outside the Maastricht definition of debt... not willing to stick to the 60-percent rule. They are also incrementally finding ways around
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... on finding ways of lightening the tax burden ahead of the next national vote, due in 2027. Naftemporiki
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal, which concluded officially on Tuesday, finding... a negative view, compared to 33 pct in January. The finding suggests that continued exposure
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Greek teachers low paid, but work shorter hours in smaller classes
Society, with nine pupils per teacher, below the OECD average of 15 and much below Mexico, where there are 28 pupils per teacher. Student-teacher ratios also vary, and to a larger extent, at the secondary school level, ranging from 30 students per full-time equivalent teacher in Mexico to 8 in Greece
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Parliamentary report highlights demographics challenge and urges immediate action
Societythis week raised further as it noted that the country’s fertility rate stood at 1.24 children per... to increase. Even if the average number of children per woman increased from 1.5 children to 1.8 children, the average number of births per year from 2018 to 2035 is unlikely to pass 95,000. An analysis
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Capital controls to be abolished ahead of schedule
EconomyBankingfor the first time. The initial withdrawal limit of 60 euros per day was increased to a rolling bi-weekly... to 1,800 euros per calendar month. The threshold for the withdrawal of sums transferred to Greece from... euros to 20,000 euros per customer per day and further restrictions on opening bank accounts were
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societyreporting poor or very poor health - avoidable mortality worsened, climbing to 213 deaths per 100,000.... Air pollution also remains a concern. Exposure to PM2.5 particles stood at 14.2 micrograms per cubic... is relatively low at 6.6 litres per capita, and obesity rates are among the lowest in the OECD, with just
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorathreshold per child for each household. The conservative party’s supporters view the policies as audacious... Ministry claimed that a shortfall of 25 billion euros would be created as workers would stop funding... to the amount of state funding municipalities currently receive. Under his scheme, the local
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Greek tourism's long-term growth prospects are good, report shows
EconomyMacroeconomypercent rise per annum in 2016-26, reaching 19.5 billion euros in 2026, which corresponds to 9.3... and then increase by 3.9 percent per annum in the succeeding ten years. At the end of this period, the figure... euros, which implies a growth of 4.4 percent per annum in the next ten years. The breakdown of 2015
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeatures) in 2009, an increase of over 53 percent. Spending on pharmaceuticals per person shot up... on pharmaceuticals, or 550 euros per person. Both the absolute spending levels and the rate of increase were out... for pharmaceutical spending per person in 2009 at 550 euros per person, it is now closer to the bottom at 352 euros
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