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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyis just one paving stone in this process. It signifies an end to one part of the crisis, which saw.... There is a flipside, though. For starters, the first day of trading for the new bond saw the yield climb... in benefits due to a combination of knock-on effects. For example, lower funding costs are anticipated
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
fund (IKA) saw the level of contributions paid in by workers plummet by 31.5 percent between 2010... government’s wayward and naïve negotiating strategy last year, which saw the early signs of an economic... but that in order to comply with its bailout programme, which provides the only source of funding available
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Multiple crises fence in Greece
Agorafunds. The country’s main social security fund (IKA) saw the level of contributions paid..., which saw the early signs of an economic recovery wiped out and Greece’s banks undermined... the only source of funding available at the moment, it has to adopt measures (such as VAT rises
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politics’ court regarding the disbursement of bailout funds and debt relief. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saw.... Other late changes saw the tax on beer increase from June 1, 2016 (instead of of Jan 1, 2018... subsidy for low-income pensioners this year, as well as funding employment schemes and tackling
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesDemocracy government to speed up “de-lignitisation” - though it no doubt also saw an opportunity to put... to be systematically incentivised after 2001, and the ensuing decade saw a rapid growth in the installation... for by the 10-year plan is estimated at just under 44 billion euros. Total public funding in the region of 10
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Newsletter 318 - 26/11/2021
than 1 in 5 respondents saw a significant benefit from the government’s energy support package... campaigns that saw a variety of Greek media outlets receive more than 40 million euros in total... years and the average funding cost stood at 0.31 pct.MacroeconomyCharts of the weekBudget The Finance
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Internal and external difficulties with measures expose coalition's weaknesses
PoliticsGreek Politicssigns of tension between the coalition partners emerged last week. Independent Greeks (ANEL) refused... through Parliament. Also, ANEL leader and Defence Minister publicly criticised Education Minister..., particularly as the upcoming leadership election in New Democracy may leave the ANEL president
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Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), including leader Panos Kammenos, did not vote for the law. PASOK, To Potami, the Union... within the government. ANEL has cultivated its image on being socially conservative and close..., there was a positive surprise in three ANEL lawmakers breaking with their party line and voting in favour
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation... disciplinary measures. The ANEL leader has become indispensable to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thanks to his... both in his awarding of government positions to ANEL MPs (five of the nine lawmakers received
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Athens hopes for sub-tranche this week, ND keeps up pressure on Kammenos
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos. Mitsotakis pursues Kammenos Conservative leader Kyriakos... defended the ANEL leader for speaking to one of the men convicted in the case. The prime minister... and the right-wing nationalists of ANEL. There was an example of this discomfort on Wednesday, when
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