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Where is Odysseus? Part 4 - Unemployment and Employment
Agorathat the natural UR could settle around 7½ percent of the labor force. Employment growth has since been robust, even during the Covid episode, so we now take this down, as a baseline hypothesis to 7 percent... the economic crisis of the 2010s. Still, for now, we assume that the natural UR may settle at 7 percent
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraand maritime security high on the agenda, they somehow contributed to the drowning of 12 people... of shame for Greek officials. Yet, when faced with concern about the circumstances in which 12 people..., to react with counter-accusations over concerns about the way in which 12 innocent people lost
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Greek economic sentiment and consumer confidence fall in August
EconomyMacroeconomy. Since then, it shows a clearly upward trend with aggregate gains of almost 22 points over the last 12... gains of 32 points over the past 12 months. Retail trade confidence also increased by 1.8 points to 6.6. The aggregate rise stands at 29.1 points over the trailing 12 months. In contrast, industry
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Newsletter 65 - 04/03/2016
percent contraction it foresaw in its flash estimate on February 12. The reported figures point... to a flash estimate of 0.6 percent contraction announced on February 12. Provisional data also.... January’s overall figure is the lowest for the last 12 months. January’s reduction almost entirely
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Cyprus talks resume, putting spotlight on Greece and Turkey amid tension
PoliticsForeign Policyof the conference that will include the guarantor powers on January 12. During Thursday’s dinner under... on January 12 in which Turkey, Greece and the UK will take part. As a result, the negotiators from the two... to a series of crucial elections. The scheduling of the Cyprus talks for January 9 to 12, suggests
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Athens, Nicosia buoyed by EU role in Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyon Cyprus on 12 January 2017.” This conclusion was made possible by the coordinated moves by Greek... agreed that the Cyprus Conference on January 12 will focus on the two crucial issues for a successful... had not appeared keen on the possible participation of the EU at the Cyprus Conference on January 12
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Mindful of role, Athens gears up for Cyprus Conference
PoliticsForeign PolicyJust under three weeks are left before the Cyprus Conference on January 12 in Geneva, which is seen... powers Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom will hold their meeting on January 12, aiming to seal a deal... argues. PASOK rejected the idea of a bilateral meeting before January 12 due to concern that Ankara could
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Athens gears up for Cyprus talks, expecting progress rather than agreement
PoliticsForeign Policywhether Turkey will be represented on January 12 by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to Turkish... the January 12 Conference. Athens had stated that it would be represented by Tsipras on the condition... resolution. The most probable and optimistic scenario is that on January 12 talks will lead to a framework
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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
billion, with a coupon of 3.875 percent, maturing on March 12, 2029. The final price settled... their intention to issue a new 10-year benchmark on Monday, March 4 at 12:15 local time. The reaction... came from the UK, which represented 37.5 percent, followed by Greece at 12 percent, then Germany
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Newsletter 204 -03/05/2019
is considering lowering the top VAT rate from 24 to 22 percent and the middle rate from 13 to 12 percent... or 12 percent. Tax refunds rose to 962 million euros in the aggregate period, higher than their target... to S&P, the positive outlook could bring a rating upgrade within the next 12 months if the economic
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