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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
by 2.7 percent this year. The weak GDP performance in Q4 last year and the negative carry-over effect... percent) in 2017, taking into consideration the negative effect on growth caused by the delay
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
EconomyBankingby 1.6 percent QoQ to 483 million, mostly reflecting a calendar effect (two less days in Q1 versus Q4... in Q1, also reflecting a high base effect since the Q4 item was above the average quarterly figure
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Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
EconomyFeaturesscores were noted in the subpillars of the effect of taxation on incentives to invest (137 out of overall 137), the effect of taxation on incentives to work (136) ease of access to loans (135
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agora), level of political stability and progress made in the EU accession process. The multiplier effect.... A further medium-term spill-over effect could be the establishment of free trade agreements (FTA) between
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Sub-tranche released but PPC poses key challenge in review
EconomyProgrammeeffect of the sale of network operator ADMIE for 172.2 million. The institutions are said... into effect on January 1. The other significant change that will be introduced is that banks will have
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Check, please: How much Alexis Tsipras's first months cost Greece
Agorato the low base effect and having been suppressed from seven years of deep crisis at the time. Going... 4.96 billion euros, a rise of 64 percent in just seven months. We attribute this effect fully
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 1992, it was still large enough to have an immediate effect on the political parties, which... the latter said that demonstrations would not be helpful, had little effect. The Bishop of Thessaloniki
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Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
EconomyProgrammespeculation that the delay may also have a knock-on effect on the plans for future bond issues after... are indexed to wages - 68 million euros to account for the knock-on effect on wage maturities According
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agoraand claiming that Athens and Nicosia had been “taught a lesson.” Leverage In effect, what... leverage, Washington is unable to have an effect on Erdogan’s actions. This was highlighted by the way
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatureshave touched a raw nerve at a time when fresh pension cuts and tax hikes continue to come into effect... limited number of sectors. In effect, the trends suggest that the government is hiring where it can
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