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ND eyes more tax relief as early elections come into play
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees and pensioners earning more than 12,000 euros per year. It is another indication..., including a meeting with a horse-riding livestock farmer who called the PM “a hero” for lowering
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora, as some of the people in the audience today will know very well. Greece saw joining the euro as part... for decades. Between 1981 and 2001, when Greece joined the euro, per capita income in Greece had almost... meant structural factors were overlooked. A period of belt-tightening before euro entry saw Greece’s
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgramme-ended Asset Purchase Programme in the volume of 20 billion euros per month. The previous round... as the ECB was winding down QE. As the country's credit rating was below investment grade
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Athens and lenders left with gap to bridge ahead of Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsif the primary surplus target is beaten. There has been no indication that Athens and its lenders... require annual transfers from the state budget of around 11 per cent of gross domestic product in Greece compared with the eurozone average of 2.25 per cent. This comparison is misleading. “Following
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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
60 euros per day via a debit card from ATMs, without having the option of cumulative withdrawals... and handled an average of more than 100,000 online transactions per day, implying a substantial Banks... with a credit function. In addition, debit cards per capita in Greece stood at 1.08, well below the EU
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Greece: The moment of truth is inexorably approaching
Agoraimprove in the crucial weeks ahead as Athens and its European partners embark on the fraught... the price for its lack of experience and its limited exposure to the outside world before winning
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass... than 15,000 per year should pay a monthly mortgage payment of 10 percent of their net monthly income. Those earning between 15,000 and 35,000 per annum are to have monthly mortgage payments that amount
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgrammein the excise on diesel oil for farmers, tightening the definition of what constitutes a farmer and better... of the privatization plan undertaken by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF). Announcement of binding
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsto take into account the extra outlay necessary to compensate homeowners, farmer and other businesses... voters’ trust in his administration and finding a way to make meaningful changes that increase
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OPEKEPE inquiry sparks new political clash as despondent public looks on
PoliticsGreek Politics– a Cretan farmer and former New Democracy member nicknamed “Frappé” - will not testify. His refusal..., the headline finding is political mood: 60 pct of respondents prefer political change, compared with 39 pct
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