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Trade deficit widens by 71.6 pct Jan-Apr, reaching total of 11.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyby 31.3 percent. Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 46.8 percent, at 7.84 billion euros. Up to April, imports from EU countries were up by 19.5 percent to 12.09 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were up by 76.8 percent at 14.93 billion euros
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Subsidies fuel pre-election mood as SYRIZA starts preparing
PoliticsGreek Politicsinflation-busting measures on Tuesday were the latest evidence needed to back up the theory that Prime.... The latest initiative offers around 3 million Greeks the chance to claim up to 100 euros to cover their fuel bills between July and September. The first Fuel Pass offered up to 40 euros, although the latest
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Trade deficit jumps by 84.7 pct in May, reaching 14.7 bln for 2022
EconomyMacroeconomydeficit was up by 55.4 percent, at 10.69 billion euros. Up to May, imports from EU countries were up by 24.6 percent to 15.82 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were up by 80.1 percent... exports were up by 32.3 percent at 9.24 billion euros.
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
PoliticsParties turn up the heat regardless of election dateAlthough the recent comments by Prime... New Democracy Party and its rivals stepped up the intensity of their political tussle this week... of the year, as well as increasing pensions in 2023, by up to 5 pct, for the first time in more than
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Monthly and volume retail sales data shrink in May, reflecting cost-of-living crisis
EconomyMacroeconomysales and leading up to Easter last year. On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted index decreased... 2021, automotive fuel was up 27.2 percent, non-food was up by 0.6 percent and food sales were up by 1.4 percent. Aside from fuels, solid growth was seen in furniture and electrical equipment, up by 11.8
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Trade deficit soars by 71.6 pct in H1, reaching 17.59 bln
EconomyMacroeconomywas up by 50.1 percent, at 12.88 billion euros. Up to June, imports from EU countries were up by 23.3 percent to 19.37 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were up by 84.3 percent at 24.24... exports were up by 40.4 percent at 11.91 billion euros.
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Quarterly GDP growth slows to 1.2 pct in Q2 as investments shrink and imports rise
EconomyMacroeconomyand government spending was up by 1.4 percent. Investment shrank by 1 percent. Exports increased..., while investments also jumped by 8.7 percent. Household spending was up by 11 percent YoY, while government spending was up by a more modest 0.8 percent annually. Export growth of 20.8 percent was led
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Opposition parties reject official conclusions of surveillance inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirectly contradicting the official conclusions and accusing the New Democracy of a cover-up. Few... by the minority parties refer to a government cover-up and unlawful activity by persons colluding to arrange... of a “double scandal”, accusing the government of a cover-up whose purpose was to shield the prime
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Import price growth accelerates to 32 pct, food imports indicate significant price rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s import price index grew strongly in August by 32 percent year-on-year, picking up pace... by manufacture of refined oil products up by 76.2 percent and extraction of crude oil and natural gas...-durable consumer goods at 7 percent. Capital goods were up by 6.2 percent and durable goods up by 2.7
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PM rides into new, bigger storm after publication of phonetapping list
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen whipped up by the publication on Sunday, although it was leaked online a day earlier... evidence to back up the claims that those on the list, including Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Finance... malleable. The impression given by the information published Documento is not that Mitsotakis set up
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