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  1. Economic sentiment slides by 0.4 pts again in Dec, consumer confidence improves
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in December was just 0.1 points up from the 105.9 points... in the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence was further into negative territory to -5.7... up on the rolling 12-month. Retail trade recovered almost 3 points to 22.5, up by nearly 6 points

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  2. Economic sentiment up in Jan, consumer confidence plunges by 6 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and the recent high was the 111.4 points of August 2023. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI... marginally by 0.4 points to 115.4. The EEI is down by 1.5 points in the rolling 12-month period... dropped sharply by 5.6 points to 37.7. Services confidence is now over 21 points up on the rolling

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  3. Sentiment falls sharply in Feb, consumer confidence continues to slide
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    was the 111.4 points of August 2023. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in February was down by roughly... by 3.5 points in the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence remained in negative territory to -4.4... on the rolling 12-month. Retail trade recovered strongly by almost 7 points to 17.5, now down by 5.5

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  4. PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence

    Society

    European countries is good, firefighting effectiveness is poor, which leads to Greece having 3.5 times.... They also lag significantly behind those used in central Europe. The poor track record that Greece has...: Poor organisation, monitoring and coordination of firefighting Weak firefighting mechanism in terms

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  5. Child poverty rate in Greece triples in a decade, OECD study finds
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    Society

    percent of children classified as poor in Greece had a father in work for most of the year in 2007... be seen in the rate of poverty if such transfers targeted only poor children. The report concludes... to improve the quality of the environment in which poor families live, whether in terms of housing

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  6. Social impact of crisis seen easing in 2018, but 31.8 pct still at risk of poverty/exclusion
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    Society

    the corresponding percentages for the non-poor and poor population come to 25.7 percent and at 44.2... to fulfill basic needs. Around 40.8 percent of poor households said they were unable to keep their home

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  7. IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
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    EconomyBanking

    the problem had to deal with a variety of issues including “poor banking practices, weak financial... of obstacles such as poor payment discipline, the inadequate insolvency framework, and banks being... overhang due to institutional inefficiencies and, in the case of household insolvency, poor legal design

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  8. Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
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    Society

    The poor condition of Greece’s state education system has been laid bare in the latest OECD’s... of the average 12 year old in Singapore or China. Apart from poor average performance, the proportion of Greek students who had above average performance was also relatively poor, a trend also seen

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  9. Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    sense of dissatisfaction over issues such as the high cost of living and poor public services, which contributed to the party’s poor showing in EP elections. The prime minister acknowledged in his... under constant pressure due to poor government performance. The worst possible development for ND

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  10. How Greek banks could cut 2014 financing gap with a bond rollover
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    Economy

    2014, currently estimated at 10.5 – 11.0 billion euros. Both solutions involve rolling over of Greek... of Monday's Eurogroup meeting, ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen rejected any idea of rolling over... meetings. On the contrary, the first solution proposed by the Greek Finance Ministry - rolling over

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