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IMF expects difficult year for public finances, PBO highlights impact on labour force
EconomyMacroeconomyeconomy. PBO The PBO sees four transmission channels of the pandemic: One from the supply side... within 6 months, one of medium speed taking about a year and slow recovery of 2 years... spends one of the lowest GDP percentages on health overall at 4.7 pct but has one of the highest
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European Commission's travel guidance brings some optimism for Greek tourism sector
PoliticsGreek Politicscountries, as well as the formation of “travel bubbles” such as the one agreed among the Baltic states. Bilateral travel agreements are one of the main planks of Greece’s post-pandemic tourism strategy... of Macedonia found that one in two respondents was against opening borders to visitors from all
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Greek-Italian sea borders, EEZ pact ties up loose end but also carries wider significance
PoliticsForeign Policyuntil Tuesday) agreement on delimiting the continental shelf between Greece and one of its... agreed minor adjustments to the 1977 agreement. One significant element is that the new agreement... them. The next significant agreement will be the one with Egypt, even if this may include a limited
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicshealth challenge for the government, but also a political one. On Sunday, a total of 284 cases were... cases. In one of his regular news conferences last week, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos.... Furthermore, the issue of how schools will open in the safest possible way is one that can easily cut
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Moody's upgrades Greece to 'Ba3' on back of reforms, warns of tricky period ahead
EconomyIn an unexpected move on Friday night, Moody’s upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘Ba3... scale and is just one notch behind Fitch’s. Fitch is two notches below investment grade, while S&P... Greece’s investment profile, which is one of the lowest in the EU. The agency highlights
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
to be extended by one more month. According to Kathimerini, the Finance Ministry is devising a support plan for businesses that will be rolled out in three stages: One up to April, the second until... for support in the first months of the new year. One of the reasons that the government decided
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Company closures dropped sharply during the pandemic
EconomyFeaturesthe Hellenic Statistical Authority. The picture presented is one of relative stasis, which could provide... – mostly this is due to it being one of the most populous sectors, accounting for 16.2 percent of all... actually dropped 18.9 percent. In fact, only one sector saw an increase in the number of closures
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Agora, there will be two constituent states – one Greek-Cypriot and one Turkish-Cypriot. Each constituent state... that the central government will not have the power to adopt measures that harm the interests of one... of one of the agreed parameters makes a possible settlement even more elusive. But it is not surprising
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The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
AgoraOne week to go. On Sunday, September 26, German citizens will cast their ballots in a watershed... is a long time in politics. One more televised debate with the three competing candidates... the last week of campaigning is desperately necessary to make up lost ground and possibly overtake one
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Govt mulls more freedoms for vaccinated, while arrest highlights evolving far-right networks
PoliticsGreek Politics, Zaoutis said that one of his top priorities would be to keep the public better informed of the course... in an apparently organised assault on members of an anti-racism group, one of the attackers who was identified... vaccination. The man was identified as a member of the ultra-nationalist ProPatria group, one of several
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