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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Societyas a problem when doing business, far above the EU average of 62 percent and Estonia, where just over one
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Primary cash surplus notably widens by 1.9 bln to 4.48 bln by November
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus notably widened by 72 percent to 4.48 billion in the 11-month period of 2015 from 2.6 billion in the corresponding period last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. Excluding several one-off items related to revenues from
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Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
PoliticsForeign Policy’s intention to put forward some ideas on a potential solution was one of the issues Kotzias
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Pension overhaul poses political challenge despite avoiding immediate cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicscampaign, PASOK had set the prevention of cuts to pensions as one of its five demands for being part
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Mitsotakis win gives New Democracy chance for renewal but creates fresh risks
PoliticsGreek Politicswill now have to find a way to reward his one-time rivals and others who have backed his campaign
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Mitsotakis sets out on long haul to revive New Democracy while keeping internal balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing his surprising victory in Sunday’s leadership election, New Democracy president Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who garnered 173,297 votes (52.43 percent), begins from Tuesday the task of overhauling his party. One of the toughest challenges that the new conservative leader faces is striking
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Unpaid social security contributions almost reach 15 bln
Macroeconomy. The breakdown shows almost two thirds of arrears comes from IKA debtors and around one third from
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Pension reform brings painful overhaul in social security contributions for self-employed
EconomyOne of the issues that emerged from the government’s draft plan on pension reform submitted to the institutions on January 4 relates to new method for calculating social security contributions for the self-employed. New contributions would be calculated by applying unified rates on declared income
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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek Politicsmost challenging period since the summer, and one that may decide its fate.
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Industrial turnover drops 10.1 pct in November, for thirteenth straight fall
EconomyMacroeconomypercent). Only one of the five main industrial groupings, namely consumer durables, recorded a strong
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