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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politics, and particularly moving towards the autumn and a potential second wave of the pandemic.
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Retail sales down by 1.5 pct in March for first fall in seven months
EconomyMacroeconomyby 3.1 percent, after a downward revised rise of 2.5 percent in February. This is the second negative
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe illegal under the current rules. The UK, Greece’s second largest tourist market, also introduced a 14-day
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GDP falls by 1.6 pct QoQ in Q1 and by 0.9 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP fell by 1.6 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 after a decrease of 0.7 percent in Q4 2019, provisional estimates from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed on Thursday. The headline figure for Q1 is the second
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April drop of 9.9 pct for industrial production largest since 2011 as virus takes toll
EconomyMacroeconomyin the previous month, Markit said that the latest figure signalled the second-sharpest deterioration
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Overall loan interest at 4.05 pct in April, hitting new series low
EconomyMacroeconomythe rate came to 0.11 percent, almost unchanged for a second month. The average interest rate
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CPI falls by 1.1 pct YoY in May
EconomyMacroeconomyshowed a fall of 0.8 percent when compared to April, marking the second consecutive negative reading
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ESM report highlights programme weaknesses, outlines improvements for future bailouts
EconomyProgrammethe second Greek rescue package granted by the EFSF. The report focused on five key areas: Relevance
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Employment balance positive by 32,975 in May, aggregate figure shows 259,233 fewer jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 32,975 more hirings than firings in May, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed. However, although the figure for May itself was positive for a second month running, compared to the same month last year, there were 72,309 more
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Building permits increase by 10.2 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomy. This is the second worst reading in the indicator’s history after the record low of -77.4 points noted
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