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Newsletter 262 -04/09/2020
PM looks for right fiscal balance Mitsotakis to unveil measures next week as govt set for extra... in the local media, the government is aiming to spend 1 to 1.5 billion euros on arms and equipment... 10-year benchmark yield from below 1 pct to close to 4 pct in mid-March, until the ECB announced
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Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit
PoliticsForeign Policyshould begin immediately. This view was reiterated on December 1, when Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami... to set a date as Greece backed away from dialogue on the pretext that Oruc Reis was in the field... on December 1. Government sources say that the two men assessed the current situation. Paris has recently
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Labour market developments in Greece during Covid-19
Agoraas possible. Let us look at unemployment in more detail. What do the numbers from ELSTAT tell us? Figure 1... declined. The sobering observation includes the acknowledgement that this development had already set... the pandemic (e.g., SURE)[1] have sought to alleviate the impact on the labour market. Recommendation
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New cabinet meets with focus on fire fallout, policy roadmap
PoliticsGreek Politics. As of September 1, they have been suspended from work but the new minister said he is willing... 1. Plevris, who is already facing scepticism because of extreme views he has expressed on issues... and with schools set to reopen in the coming days, possibly contributing to the further spread of the virus
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Newsletter 371 - 24/02/2023
was drawn up, 650 million euros has been set aside for the Market Pass, and a one-off stipend... has risen by 1 percentage point to 25.1 pct. Third-placed PASOK has largely paid the price for this apparent rallying of the vote as its support dipped by almost 1 point to 9.8 pct. The undecided voters
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
Agorato focus on efficiency and productivity, rather than on spending stimulus. Consider Figure 1 below... fundamental productivity gains?[1] The green spending (a better word than “investments”) is important...) peers as well, and this presents yet another fascinating set of ideas. Alas, no-one said that governing
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Is Democratic Left set to make a shock return to Greece's coalition?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWhen Democratic Left quit the coalition government in June, the possibility of the small centre-left party bridging its differences with New Democracy and PASOK seemed impossible. Suddenly, though, some kind of reconciliation – a return to the governmen...
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ECB set to provide extra liquidity to Greek banks but capital needs remain an issue
EconomyIn its latest comment on Greek banks, Fitch noted that they remain burdened by a large stock of non-performing loans (NPLs), despite capital enhancement and progress with their restructuring plans. On the key issue of the European Central Bank’s compreh...
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First Greek presidential vote to set tempo for final ballot on Dec 29
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first round of the presidential ballot on Wednesday evening (7 p.m. Greek time) is unlikely to provide any clear indications about whether the current Greek Parliament will manage to elect a new head of state by the final vote on December 29. The go...
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Varoufakis outlines contours of debt deal as haircut set aside
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe outlines of what the new Greek government is aiming to ask of its eurozone partners in terms of debt relief emerged on Monday evening, when Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis spoke to the Financial Times after meeting with British Chancellor George O...
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