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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturesthat in several of the sub indicators, scores have been recalibrated at certain points in the data set... in the first available data set for Greece as of 2006, and stood at 75.3 in the current set. However... performs most poorly in this indicator with a rank of 153. The data set, available from 2005
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Athens welcomes volume, form of Commission's pandemic recovery plan
Economyprofiles. The Commission proposed a set of tools that will address the different aspects of the crisis... line of 240 billion, set a powerful stimulus to tackle the pandemic crisis. Greece is set to receive up... euros, mainly in the form of grants funded via joint debt issuance,” he said. “The bar has been set
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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to set out his economic policy proposals and reform ideas... as part of the ongoing effort to generate confidence in the markets. Mitsotakis is expected to set... is also due to set out his ideas for structural reforms in the are of public healthcare, which he has
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agoradependent in areas where public control is necessary for resilience. He proposes instead a set... speaks of is not a formal doctrine but a set of ideas derived from the experience of governing the city... allows Transport for Greater Manchester to set fares, routes and standards, while using surplus revenue
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
if they are on the one hand accusing it denying agreeing to the terms set out by lenders but on the other also... only 67 lawmakers opted not to tap into the 3.2 million euros set aside for this purpose. However... was adamant he had been set-up by unspecified enemies. However, given that the majority of judges
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
passed the omnibus bill containing the last set of prior actions to unlock the next sub-tranche of 2... into the Unified Auxiliary Insurance Fund (ETEA). The first set of new pension measures would reportedly target... or included in the second set of prior actions. Harder and more painful, the second set of measures
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Tsipras in Brussels prep for Obama trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAngela Merkel. The one-on-ones were set up as the European Union worries in private but publicly ignores... warmed to the subject in recent weeks. The national debt is set to hit a massive 315 billion euros... of low interest repayment rates set by creditors. If the talks in Brussels go well, the government
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agoramoderation and led to higher prices. The wage-bargaining processes set relatively high minimum wage... allow local pay agreements to set wage growth below sectoral agreements and introduce variable pay... sector wages did not stay intact for long. Although the first set of labour market reforms did
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Finance Ministry waits for new property values as talk of bad bank gathers pace
EconomyProgrammerequirement needed to set up such an organisation. Greece’s lenders have not been willing so far to direct... a blueprint on the set-up of national asset management companies (AMCs). The proposals show member states how they can set up national AMCs that are in full compliance with EU banking and State aid
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Multi-bill passed, sub-tranche released but debt relief expectations dwindling
EconomyProgrammelow and the interventions that are due to be announced look set to fall below the bar set... for the last few weeks after being satisfied that Athens has met the targets that had been set... euros. The government is estimated to have already set aside around 6 billion euros
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