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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyoversubscribed and the yield of 4.95 percent was notably lower than had been expected even a few days... on the positive mood around Greece and not delay the placement The achievement of a much higher than... more than 1.5 times oversubscribed, confirming the recent strong investor interest in Greek bank
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A closer look at the composition of Greece's bad loans
EconomyBankingpercent a year ago. However, the ratio of performing exposures, which are past due less than 90 days, over... respectively. The report revealed that two-thirds of NPEs that are past due more than 90 days (excluding denounced loans) were non-performing for more than one year. For housing loans in particular
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomypercent lower than last year’s figure of 3.25 billion. It should be pointed out that the Finance... billion, implying a collectability rate of more than 83 percent. The bulk (more than 85 percent... tax burden on 2016 was shifted towards large properties. GSPR data showed that more than one-third
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agora. Rather than a barnstorming performance to round off a bitterly-fought contest, Tsipras delivered a rather... was delivered, also later than scheduled. It was another huge disappointment for SYRIZA voters. The ruling party went into Sunday hoping to get more than 25 percent of the vote, aiming to limit New Democracy
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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
, “not a single euro of relief has been applied to properties worth less than 60,000 euros.” In his... for those on lower incomes and the middle class.” He said that those owning properties worth more than 1 million euros are less than 15,000 of 7.3 million taxpayers in total and that their tax relief
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agorathis initial success are probably more complex than these narratives imply and will only..., Greece spends a third less on healthcare than it did prior to the financial crisis. Public spending... of nursing staff relative to population in the EU, with 344 per 100,000 people, less than half
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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesto the Bank of Greece, the country’s ICT sector currently accounts for just 1.9 pct of GDP – less than... skilled ICT workers, which in 2020 comprise less than half the fraction of the workforce in Greece... produces fewer ICT graduates than the EU average (a DESI score of 9.78 compared to the EU average score
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Where is Odysseus? Part 3 - Participation
Agorapopulation is now expected to be slightly bigger than in the data from 2018. This is favorable...), on baseline, is also projected to be bigger than was initially thought in 2018. There are two reasons... is around 5 percentage points higher than in Greece. This is quite a large difference, and it has been
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Survey charting young voters presents diverse fractures and politics
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/05/younggreeks_1000_myrto_0411-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Societyallows for savings and investments - both higher shares than any older group - while only 1.4 pct... the two cohorts. Interest in politics is diffuse rather than absent. The 17–24 cohort concentrates in a middle ground of “not very interested” rather than outright apathy, and only a small minority post
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October budget revenues beat target by 24% but gg arrears reach 2.47 bln in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomy. As expected, the state budget is the key element in the reported gg balance evolution... a surplus to September both at primary and balance levels, with social security funds’ surplus at 1.96... with their outstanding balances down by 885 and 640 million respectively so far this year. The recorded drop
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