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What Greece imports and why
EconomyFeaturesIt’s a point that is often touched upon regarding the makeup of Greece’s economy that the country imports far outweigh its exports, and have done so historically. According to ELSTAT, in 2017 Greek imports came to 50.33 billion euros compared to exports of 28.87 billion euros. So what does Greece
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Pension deal rekindles speculation about election date
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe end of May. The indications are that no firm decision has been taken so far and that the issue
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Eurobank net profits of at 45.1 mln in Q3, NPEs under 40 pct for first time
EconomyBankingcompared to -199 million in Q2. The formation was at the lowest level per quarter in the year so far. NPE
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BoG highlights areas of concern in underlying NPE data
EconomyBanking. The lowest NPE ratio is by far in the energy sector at just 3.6 percent. Despite the recent growth
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Retail turnover increases by 4.9 pct in September, volume rises 3.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index increased by 4.9 percent in September after an upward revision to 5.2 percent for August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. The headline index has remained positive for seven straight months so far. Apart from the negative reading in February
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Tsipras visit to Moscow confirms thaw in relations with Russia after diplomatic spat
PoliticsForeign Policyto transfer Russian gas to the European market. Bulgaria has also expressed an interest and so far
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Building permits rise by 6.6 pct in September, up by 9 pct in 9M
EconomyMacroeconomy, with the decline in March being the only negative reading in the year so far. The total number of permits came
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Parties trade blows over name deal, corruption claims in fraught atmosphere
PoliticsGreek Politicsconcessions in its negotiations with Skopje for a softer approach from the institutions is not new as far
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
showed this week. November’s reading marks eight straight months of price rises in the year so far
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Mitsotakis pledges more benefits, new faces as election build-up intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the far-right. Samaras also made extensive reference to the Macedonia name issue, accusing Tsipras
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