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A year on, Tsipras's SYRIZA in need of morale boost
PoliticsGreek Politicsan audience of SYRIZA members at an indoor stadium in Athens on Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of the leftist party coming to power. Coming almost a year to the day since SYRIZA’s election victory last January, the event is titled: “One year of the left, one year of struggle.” What under
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Greece's latest GDP figures and what to expect for the rest of the year
Agora) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016, while it contracted by 0.7 percent year on year (YoY). It should... since Q3 2008. Overall, nominal GDP remained stable in the first half of the year, in contrast... the full year forecasts can be met. The Bank of Greece (BoG) and the European Commission (EC
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CPI up by 0.6 pct in May, second positive reading the year
EconomyMacroeconomy, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. Last year was the first where.... The latest headline number marks the second month of price rises this year. The average CPI.... The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.8 percent year-on-year in May. Month-on-month the HICP
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Employment balance year-to-date posts record despite more departures in July
EconomyMacroeconomy, the balance was positive by 7,242 more hirings. In July this year, hirings came to 239,080 versus... departures. Ergani noted that the balance for the first seven months of the year was the highest on record since 2001. The respective balance for the same period last year was 263,145. The activity
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HRADF development plan reviews privatisation actions for the rest of the year
EconomyMacroeconomy) for the remainder of the year. The ADP envisions that by the end of the year, final expressions... this year. The concession agreement was signed on May 13, 2020. For the 35-year concession of the Egnatia Highway, the binding offers are expected by mid-December this year. Regarding the Hellenic Petroleum
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politics. While the announcements surrounding the reshuffle present it as a “new year restart... that Mitsotakis is considering snap elections later this year, possibly towards the summer or in the autumn... that appeared early last year and is based on the concept that Mitsotakis wants to strike early
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Industrial turnover jumps 18.6 pct in March vs last year's lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover increased 18.6 percent from a year earlier in March, compared... figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Thursday. The increase in March this year... for April, industry confidence rose by 1.7 points month-on-month to stand at -5.8 points. Year
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Covid resurgence triggers replay of last year's political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof people dying from Covid-related issues has not hit the highs seen since last year, hospital... part to wear face masks. The debate around the parades mirrors last year’s discussion, when northern..., SYRIZA issued a statement accusing ND of repeating the same mistakes as last year, including
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First bond of 2022 attracts fewer offers, more than double last year's yield at 1.83 pct
Economy. The 10-year benchmark climbed from the low of 0.5 pct in early August last year to over 1.6 pct, before yesterday’s issue. The shifting landscape is also evident when compared to last year’s data, when... for just 6 pct. The PDMA will be active during the first quarter of the year while the ECB’s PEPP
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IPI rise of 8.1 pct in Dec marks full year of growth, totalling nearly 10 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) recorded another notable rise of 8.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, from an upwards revised 8.4 percent annual increase in November, according..., mainly thanks to the low base effect of the previous year’s strict first lockdown, when production
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