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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsfull-time position to contract workers and would maintain the ratio of 1 hiring to every 5
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Round of talks nearing end with limited progress, serious doubts about March 20 goal
EconomyProgrammeand pensions worth 1 percent of GDP each, while the government wants lower savings of around 0.75 percent
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Piraeus Bank appoints new CEO, ending a long period of uncertainty
EconomyBankingchairman on November 1, 2016. Following the appointment of the CEO, Handjinicolaou noted
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Unemployment rate stable for third month at 23.1 pct in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomy, the unemployment rate has decreased 1 percentage point (pp) attributed to a modest rise in the number
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Tsipras invokes political solution to resolve labour reform stand-off
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pre-legislate a reduction of the tax-free threshold worth 1 percent of GDP and the same, or nearly
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Multiple potential benefits await Greece if it can clinch QE eligibility
EconomyFeaturesand issuer limits of 33 percent each and the 1 to 30-year range of residual maturity applied
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Wages index edges up 0.2 pct in Q4, drops 2.5 pct from previous quarter
EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index increased for the fifth straight quarter in Q4 2016, albeit only by 0.2 percent year on year (YoY) after rising by 1 percent in Q3, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Monday. The wages index captures the employees’ gross earnings
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Budget primary surplus of 2.1 bln in 2-month on large underspend in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyyear. The 2-month figure amounted to 1.7 billion, down 1 percent from last year and 30 million
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Slow progress on fiscal, impasse on labour keep review deal on hold
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the reduction of the tax-free threshold, each of which are currently slated to yield 1 percent
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Unemployment rate up to 23.6 pct in Q4, down to 23.5 for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomywas first made available. At the same time, the number of ‘long-term’ (more than 1 year) edged up
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