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Airport privatisation set for take-off as more sales head for runway
EconomyFeaturesThe privatisation of the Athens International Airport (AIA) moved forward a step this week when the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced that 10 parties expressed interest in the first stage of acquiring a 30 percent stake in the a...
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ND and SYRIZA set aside social dividend talk to focus on internal issues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid incessant speculation about what kind of excess surplus the government will share out and who it will go to, New Democracy and SYRIZA are diverting some of their attention to internal party matters as well. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is exp...
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Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s fifth enhanced surveillance review formally kicked off on Wednesday when the mission chiefs started their meetings with the Greek authorities, following a week of preparatory work by the technical teams. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras hel...
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Covid-19 impact on tourism sector set to be extensive, report suggests
EconomyFeaturesThe research arm of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (INSETE) has conducted a study to estimate the impact of the coronavirus on the country’s vital tourism industry. The study examined the main markets from which the majority of Greece’s to...
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Authorities set to announce new measures as domestic Covid-19 cases rise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe rise in new daily cases of Covid-19 in Athens and other urban centres over recent days, combined with evidence that hygiene guidelines are being widely flouted, is leading the government to warn that a tightening of measures is imminent. As the summ...
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Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed since 2014 amid the civil war that has torn apart the North African country. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be present at the re-opening of the G...
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the date approaches for the reopening of indoor dining and entertainment, the continuing surge in Covid-19 cases is widely expected to lead the government’s advisory committee to call for the reintroduction of some containment measures over the comin...
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Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe suppression of the previous week’s catastrophic wildfires and the traditional end of the Greek summer holiday season is giving the country’s political forces an opportunity to regroup and prepare the agenda for the return to business. For the govern...
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ND set to carry Covid, wildfires baggage into September
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first press briefing since being appointed as the government’s new spokesman, Yiannis Economou revealed on Thursday that a new framework aimed at limiting the spread of Covid in the autumn would be presented next week. However, the local media al...
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Debt strategy for 2022 set to continue along this year's steady path, assisted by PEPP
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing two years during which the pandemic forced the Greek authorities to provide extensive support packages that pushed up the debt both in nominal terms and as a percentage of GDP, the draft 2022 budget anticipates the debt-to-GDP ratio resuming a...
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