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Govt prepares to increase energy subsidies, lifts most Covid restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is said to be readying additional funds to shield consumers against further hikes in energy prices, after the latest figures indicate that the recently announced subsidy scheme will not be sufficient. Meanwhile, more freedoms are on the way for vaccinated citizens, as the government
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, the latest natural disaster in Evia was a fresh opportunity to chip away at the government
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Building permit growth slows to 6.8 pct July, activity up by 31 pct in first seven months
EconomyMacroeconomyCommission’s latest business sentiment indicators for September showed that the construction confidence
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Unemployment falls below 14 pct for first time since Oct 2010
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. The latest available data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani database for September showed
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IMF maintains cautious view on public finances, sees debt declining slowly
EconomyMacroeconomyWithin the context of its Fiscal Monitor, the International Monetary Fund released its latest fiscal estimates for Greece, taking a traditionally more conservative view on the country’s public finances. The Fund sees Greece closing this year with an overall balance of 10.2 pct of GDP, following
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ND continues to lead polls amid economic worries, while former PM mulls return to frontline politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy are hanging on to a double-digit lead in opinion polls despite mounting concerns on the economic front and growing doubts about the government’s ability to tackle rises in the cost of living. The latest poll conducted by Alco for Open TV puts ND ahead of SYRIZA
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First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
Agoraare unhappy with the way the government has handled the pandemic – for example the latest sounding
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Minister stresses limits on hospital resources as Covid rates continue to rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 2.05 pct and 34 deaths. A total 347 patients remain intubated in ICUs. Discussing the latest data
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S&P holds off on new rating upgrade, ECB holds key to investment grade
EconomyAlthough the rating review by S&P scheduled for last Friday had created some anticipation that a further credit rating upgrade could be on the cards, the rating agency did not publish a review, closing the year with a ‘BB’ grade and positive outlook. The agency had said during its latest rating
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Deposits rise by 443 mln in Sep, but flow drops significantly
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros. The latest deposit movement took the aggregate balance for the year so far to an increase
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