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  1. Greeks not self-inflicting HIV but new cases have been rising markedly

    Society

    cases,” it said. As has been widely reported, though, the damage may have already been done. Many... AIDS cases) to 12,689 by the end of 2012. Source: KEELPNO The recent rise in HIV cases has mostly been... cases during the same period in 2012. There has also been a drop in the proportion of drug users among

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  2. Stournaras in firing line for arguing Greeks can pay more taxes
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the troika are pending, the 2014 budget has yet to be passed through Parliament and there is still... to a eurozone average of 25.7 percent. In this respect, Stournaras has a point: Overall revenues... increase in the consumption tax on heating oil so it is equal to vehicle fuel has resumed. Last month

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  3. After Q3 results, what next for Greek banks?

    Agora

    attracted interest from foreign investors. Their stock performance over the past three months has been... of 0.4 percentage points. National has also pre-announced three additional capital actions (without... shortfall and, subject to the outcome of Blackrock tests, has already announced a capital increase

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  4. Percentage of people in Greece at risk of poverty rises, tops EU list
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    Society

    is considered to be 5,708 euros per person or 11,986 euros for each household that has two adults... be living at risk of poverty. It is worth noting, though, that social spending has been cut considerably..., Greece has the fourth highest percentage in the EU, behind Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania. When only

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  5. Building activity in Greece fell by nearly 40 pct in year to September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of contraction in housing loans has been hovering at 3.1 - 3.7 percent in the past two years. Shrinking building activity has also taken its toll on apartment prices, which fell 9.2 percent in Q3...-performing loan ratio has more than tripled to 24.0 percent at the end of June 2013 from 7.4 percent

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  6. Move to unite centre left takes next step but potential in doubt

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for this fragmented section of Greek politics to pull together. The initial signs are mixed. PASOK has given its... because it is averse to a Venizelos-led PASOK, has refused to give its nod of consent. One Democratic... with society. The Greek “Olive Tree” is due to hold its founding congress in February and certainly has

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  7. Coalition wins crucial votes but at a price as SYRIZA leads polls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party but the fact the government’s majority has been reduced again to just three... the coalition over the closure of public broadcaster ERT in June, the coalition has been trying..., who now number 13, may occasionally back the government. However, the government has found

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  8. The Cyprus bailout is different, not only due to the bail-in
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    Agora

    if Official Sector Involvement (OSI) will take place in the eurozone bailout countries as it has already... the bailout window period. Although the principal remains the same, the loan has been pushed forward... to take part in the pain of restructuring. In terms of fiscal consolidation the ESM/IMF has found

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  9. Building activity posts first rise in 20 months but overall picture grim

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in August 2010. The rate of contraction in housing loans has been hovering at 3.1 - 3.7 percent...-performing loan ratio has more than tripled to 24 percent at the end of June 2013 from 7.4 percent at the end... percentage points in the next three years and the creation of 20,000 jobs, while the EU has already

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  10. Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
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    Economy

    Minister Yiannis Stournaras has recently stated he awaits the outcome of the BoG report on banks’ capital... used to cover the funding gap. The HFSF’s capital buffer has also come under the spotlight because... not be equally split among the four core banks. Eurobank has already initiated a capital increase process

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