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  1. Bound to lose
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    Agora

    emotions being cut short. Hopefully, any probe will take less than the five interminable years needed... assigns excessive importance to the symptoms, rather than causes, of Greece’s economic, political... such a landmark occasion by speaking more as a party leader, rather than a prime minister. His words

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  2. Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey

    Agora

    and narrow focus on the troika – a team of civil servants – rather than its political masters... after another. Self-fulfilling fear of “contagion” spread faster than blundering European authorities... flows? The IMF’s non-eurozone directors saw in 2010 that Greece’s bailout was designed for the benefit

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  3. Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs
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    Agora

    by more than 20 percent. Greece’s labour market has been devastated, like no other in any modern crisis... 1981-2008 above) to a much steeper relationship (period 2009-2013) that saw the unemployment rate...) and packaging is expected to bring in 315,000 jobs, which is an increase of more than 70 percent from

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  4. Greek unemployment falls for seventh straight month, down to 25.7 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 740,000, which is 2.5 times higher than five years ago. The NSA figures showed a slower growth..., implying a drop by more than 7 pp YoY. However, it remains at extremely high levels, almost double... group remained stable YoY at 16 percent, almost 3.5 times higher than the 2009 figure. The breakdown

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  5. To Potami aims for rapid rise to third spot in Greek elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , though, it also attempts to present a more caring, less elitist face than the previous failed... suffered from the extreme polarisation of the second elections, which saw centrist and liberal voters... media coverage than other smaller parties. Drasi always found it difficult to convince voters

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  6. Newsletter 17 - 27/02/2015

    Newsletters

    of a rebellion from his MPs. It is unlikely that more than a handful would oppose the government... SYRIZA’s pledge to show greater respect for Parliament and the democratic process than previous... business investment. Additional potential factors of uncertainty involve lower than expected growth

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  7. Most Greek businesses feel capital controls impact, 69 pct see turnover drop

    Economy

    stating they saw a drop in turnover, with 18 percent indicating a nosedive above 50 percent and 51 percent a decline by less than 50 percent. Just 4 percent of companies displayed a rise in their turnover... of the surveyed firms said they estimate capital controls will remain intact for more than 3 month

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  8. Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the presence of immigration-related problems in the city centre (more than 400 people, mostly from... and described the conditions he saw as “appalling.” #asylum seekers, appalling reception conditions. Somewhere... total of 224,000). This represents a rise of more than 750 percent on the figures for the same period

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  9. Early gains in Greek stocks cancelled out in second half of week

    Economy

    percent in the previous week, which saw the first trading after the imposition of capital controls... is becoming unsustainable. Banks rebounded 7.3 percent this week after a nosedive by more than 58 percent last week. The improved performance is mostly perceived as a technical reaction rather than

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  10. Government tables 2016 budget, upgrades GDP forecasts but leaves fiscal estimates unchanged
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to be voted on December 5. Macro assumptions Following the better than expected preliminary GDP figures... government forecasts for 2015 are much better than the latest European Commission (EC) and the OECD estimates released in early November, which saw a GDP contraction of 1.4 percent. For next year, the EC

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