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Economic sentiment eases to 106.7 in Oct, industry and construction confidence improve
EconomyMacroeconomyCommission (EC) figures showed on Wednesday. As of October’s reading, the index has remained above 100 points for eight consecutive months. Compared to October 2018, the ESI has increased by 6.3...-on-month and came to -8.4 in October. Compared to October 2018, consumer confidence has shown
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Mitsotakis aims to cultivate Chinese investment, trade opportunities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn extended trip to China has provided Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the opportunity... it offers, Mitsotakis has been accompanied by representatives of almost 70 Greek businesses and several top... leader reportedly said during the meeting. The Greek leader has highlighted during his trip
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Economic sentiment at 107 in November, consumer confidence continues to strengthen
EconomyMacroeconomyCommission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As of November’s reading, the index has remained above 100 points for nine consecutive months. Compared to November 2018, the ESI has increased by 6 points...-on-month and came to -6.8 in November. Compared to November 2018, consumer confidence has shown
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PM outlines social dividend plans as Tsipras points way for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a close on Sunday, Mitsotakis addressed the issue that has dominated media coverage over the past... could be as little as 100-200 million euros (Mitsotakis did not specify), the issue has featured... and acting as an “irresponsible observer.” Although the government has already taken a hard line
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Scrutiny of govt, PM prompts deputy minister to quit
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been friendly towards the government, Diamataris announced his resignation. He claimed that he... but it nevertheless leaves a substantial dent in the image that the centre-right leader has tried to cultivate over the past few years, not just since he took over as premier in July. Mitsotakis has repeatedly
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Govt delivers diaspora vote, leads polls but receives Hellinikon complaint
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA rare moment of consensus has led to Greek Parliament allowing Greeks living abroad to vote...’s comfortable lead, the poll suggests that a wave of optimism has yet to sweep the country.... Growth came in fifth place on 30 percent, suggesting that much of the public has not been swayed
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politics20 years” vis a vis Greece. There has been much debate among politicians and the media this week... the leftists were in power. However, since losing the national elections last summer, SYRIZA has been... that has to do with Turkey or other countries and developments that are considered as threats
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Identity crisis in KINAL resurfaces as SYRIZA touts common ground
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the rumour of an unofficial rapprochement with SYRIZA which, it was claimed, has left many... bargains”, in which she dismissed any notion of a deal between the two parties. There has been a great... policy. The notion of a joint anti-ND front of “progressive forces” has been floated by SYRIZA since its
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Government braces for reaction to pension bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is due to submit to Parliament on Monday the pension bill it has been working on for the past few months Although New Democracy has billed the draft legislation as a gateway to higher... of these rises has failed to impress in perhaps the way the conservatives hoped. Transport workers’ unions
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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the region, has a role and a say in the situation in Libya,” Dendias stressed in a written statement... East Med region, the Greek side has not publicly said how it intends to deal from now with the fact... Minister of Greece (1996) proposed a fairly radical option for Greece. Rosakis has always supported
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