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  1. Economic sentiment up in Jan, consumer confidence plunges by 6 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and the recent high was the 111.4 points of August 2023. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI... marginally by 0.4 points to 115.4. The EEI is down by 1.5 points in the rolling 12-month period... dropped sharply by 5.6 points to 37.7. Services confidence is now over 21 points up on the rolling

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  2. Sentiment falls sharply in Feb, consumer confidence continues to slide
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    was the 111.4 points of August 2023. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in February was down by roughly... by 3.5 points in the rolling 12-month period. Industry confidence remained in negative territory to -4.4... on the rolling 12-month. Retail trade recovered strongly by almost 7 points to 17.5, now down by 5.5

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  3. Eurogroup agrees on significant debt relief measures for Greece

    EconomyProgramme

    that the final disbursement would be 15 billion euros, of which 3.3 billion euros can be used... It is likely that Greece will use the 3.3 billion euros to reduce its exposure to the IMF, which... significantly for the next couple of years. Another possibility is that the 3.3 billion euros is destined

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  4. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    An unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand

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  5. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night

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  6. In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since

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  7. To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami

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  8. Newsletter 1 31/10/2014

    Newsletters

    , especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual

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  9. Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon

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  10. Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference

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