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Newsletter 132
the end of the programme. This is larger than the 9-billion-euro buffer that was discussed at the June... at a faster pace than exports. The non-oil balance of goods deficit worsened by 180 million euros to 1.22
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Coalition looks to regain confidence, centre-left struggles with ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe working week drew to a close on Friday with the government apparently in a better mood than at the beginning of the week despite uncomfortable questions about its handling of the Saronic Gulf oil... estimates do not envisage more than 200,000 people casting ballots. Nevertheless, candidates continue
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Newsletter 134
is even lower than in 2016, when it landed at 52.34 billion. In the draft budget, the total revenue... of the vast site (less than 5 percent of the total area, which stretches to 620 hectares) that is due
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Travel balance posts surplus of 3.15 bln in H1 2017
EconomyMacroeconomyThe balance of travel services came to a surplus of 3.15 billion euros for the first half (H1) of the year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed. The headline amount is 8.5 percent higher than... at a slower pace than the fall in numbers of cruise visitors, attributable to the increased use
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Athens waits to sound out IMF, PM moves on from vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, which is in line with the budget target but lower than the 2.2 percent that the Fund expected until... will be 2.2 percent, rather than the targeted 3.5 percent. Saturday’s meeting will be a good opportunity
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Greece bottom of table for gender equality progress in EU
Societyhigher than a decade ago at 66.2 out of 100. “We are moving forward at a snail’s pace. We are still... to improve. In some areas, the gaps are even bigger than 10 years ago. Our Gender Equality Index
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyin Athens having to spend money, rather than attract investments. “Unfortunately, based.... It was no more than has been said by Washington on previous occasions but the comment was nevertheless
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Tsipras concludes US trip with focus on geopolitics and investments
PoliticsGreek Politicsand insisted that it should be seen as a “geostrategic, rather than financial” issue. He argued that Athens had... than Belgium or Luxembourg. Notably, following its initial criticism of the deal, the main opposition
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Newsletter 136 - 20/10/2017
out that Greece’s neighbour is Turkey, which can be “unpredictable” and “aggressive” rather than... in real terms last year rather than the 0 percent estimate released in March. In nominal terms
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Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammethan the target of 103.4 billion. The NPE ratio stood at 50.6 percent in Q2, slightly higher than
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