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  1. Greek digital economy lagging due to weak demand, lack of skills

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    Greece’s digital economy is being held back by a weak demand for internet services, low levels... and digital public services. The survey put Greece at the bottom end of the cluster of low... services remains weak, due to low levels of digital skills. only 59% of the population say

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  2. Greek C/A deficit shrinks by 17 pct in April as imports drop faster than exports
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by 196 million year on year (YoY) stems from a widening of the services surplus by 100 million as well... imports rose by 6.5 percent. The widening of the services’ surplus by 11.7 percent largely reflects... by 211 million and lower services surplus by 184 million more than offsetting an narrowing

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  3. What this week's VAT changes mean for household budgets and public coffers
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    EconomyProgramme

    and services among the three VAT categories. The super-reduced rate includes only pharmaceuticals, books...) and water (excluding sewage). All other products and services fall under the basic rate of 23... in their services’ price, it is not yet clear whether a part of it would be absorbed by the firms

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  4. Current account in surplus for 2nd straight month in June but down 20 pct on 2014
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . In addition, the services surplus eased by 39 million, whilst the goods’ deficit widened by 23 million... percent. The modest drop in the services’ surplus by 1.6 percent to 2.37 billion is largely due to lower net receipts from transport and other services. In contrast, the travel surplus slightly

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  5. Current account surplus falls to 1.4 bln in July

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and 95 million respectively and the services surplus was 139 million lower. The goods deficit more... rebounded 2.8 percent at constant prices. The decrease in the services balance mostly resulted from lower net travel and other services receipts, while net transport receipts soared 45.1 percent

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  6. Current account deficit of 1.2 bln in Nov turns 11-month balance negative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . This was mitigated by an improvement in the services and primary income surpluses by 61.1 and 25.6 million... in the services’ surplus is mostly attributed to higher net transport and other services receipts... a sharp drop in the services surplus by 1.85 billion and to a lesser extent a worsening

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  7. Current account deficit widens to 933 mln in December, 2016 balance turns to deficit of 1.1 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in the services surplus by 235 million. The modest rise in the goods’ deficit to 1.52 billion reflects... imports rose by 4 percent. The rise in the services’ surplus is largely due to higher net other services... to a significant drop in the services surplus by 1.61 billion and to a lesser extent a worsening in the primary

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  8. GDP growth slows in Q3 amid lower 2017 forecasts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    driven by a significant increase of 5 percent in exports of goods and services, thanks to a very strong... Exports of goods and services recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth in Q3, accelerating by 5... QoQ but increased by 2.8 percent YoY, while services’ exports jumped by 9.8 percent QoQ and grew 12.6

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  9. Current account deficit at 624.1 mln in October as goods balance worsens
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    million, respectively. These deficits combined to offset a surplus in the services balance, which... that at constant prices, the rise in the exports of goods came to 3.6 percent. As mentioned, the services balance... services balance. The travel balance showed an increase of 18.2 percent to 995.6 million euros

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  10. November current account deficit at 954 mln, goods balance improves
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the secondary income deficit improved by 15.4 million. The services balance also recorded a smaller... and by 7.2 percent at constant prices. The services balance increased by 3.1 percent for November... a year ago. The travel balance was the main driver behind the improvements in the overall services

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