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Newsletter 502 - 24/04/2026
as a “great success”, praised the Greek prosecutors working under her office as “outstanding”, and made clear... steps, not political manoeuvres. She also highlighted structural weaknesses in Greek law - notably... for economic impact of prolonged Strait of Hormuz shutdownThe Greek authorities will be watching
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Greece's current account in surplus for the fourth consecutive month
EconomyMacroeconomyto Greece following a Eurogroup decision in November 2012. Even excluding this one-off item, the July... figure rose by 13.7 percent at 8.70 billion largely stemming from a rise in non-residents’ arrivals
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers, told a press briefing that lockdowns, even at a local level, were off the table in Greece... variant have been detected so far in Greece, all in recent arrivals from southern Africa, however experts
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Tourism and exports expect impact from Brexit fallout
EconomyMacroeconomyAlthough the effect from Brexit is likely to be rather small and limited on Greek economy... of 541. In a press release published on Monday, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE... over the summer. Trade The next sector of the Greek economy that could be affected is that of trade
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Early tourism estimates point to increased airline pre-bookings and lower cruise passengers in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomy. The more updated volume figures provided by SETE showed international arrivals at the main Greek...-speaking countries, according to INSETE, the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). The preliminary estimates for airline seat planning point to an increase of 19 percent for Greek regional
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At risk of poverty/social exclusion rate in Greece edged up to 36 pct in 2013
SocietyThe percentage of the Greek population at risk of poverty or social exclusion continued to rise... than Greek nationals (37.6 percent). EU citizens (50.5 percent) living in Greece were also more likely to be at risk than Greek nationals. The data, derived from the 2014 Survey on Income and Living
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Athens seeks enhanced regional role via international religious conference
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government's decision to host the international conference on Religious and Cultural... not subsequently show any real interest for the Greek initiative. That explains why European Commission President... groups. Greek Foreign Ministry officials plan to hold bilateral meetings with the religious leaders who
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Tsipras looks to recovery, sidesteps review concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsinsists that Greek banks need a further round of capitalisation and that they have to undergo Asset Quality Reviews. If the IMF sticks to these positions, Greek hopes of completing the review swiftly... is genuinely interested in remaining part of the Greek programme in a capacity that involves
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Athens set for 6.7 bln bailout tranche, talks on post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammeexecutive board meets in early February to rubber stamp the next disbursement. According to the Greek.... There was some speculation in the Greek media over the weekend over the arrangement between Athens...” (policy and debt relief) in place before it decides to make a new commitment to the Greek programme
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Athens prepares for bond issue, eurozone works on growth/debt mechanism
EconomyProgrammeAn imminent bond issue by the Greek government is set to attract the immediate attention of local... Greek debt if the post-programme framework currently being discussed does not convince them... percent ceiling on debt repayments. If Greek growth falls below expectations, the mechanism would kick
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