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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
marked a watershed in this respect as it was the first time that a party other than New Democracy... united rather than launching the conservatives forward into a new era. His everyman qualities have been... but pushing PASOK on from this low point will require more drive and vision than has been on view during
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Report sees fall in salary earners, big rise in part-time work during crisis
Economy, the number of salary-earners in the private sector fell by more than 300,000 in the 2010-14 period compared... a rise in part-time employees with flexible employment making up more than half of total new hirings from... to the total jumped from 28 percent in 2009 to more than 44 percent in 2014. The net balance of hirings minus
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Newsletter 44 - 25/09/2015
of the third memorandum of understanding (MoU) in mid-August. Since then, the better than expected GDP growth for the second quarter and the stronger than anticipated tourism numbers have raised hopes... statement, “no later than 15 November”. Since capital needs are due to be disclosed in the second half
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Seven in ten Greeks overweight, extensive new study indicates
Societypercent in Attica. Moreover, it established that Cretans walk up to an hour less than the city dwellers of Attica. The study, which is based on interviews with more than 4,000 people across the country..., with the percentage reaching over 50 percent for the over 65s. While more men than women tend to be more
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Fiscal target revision shows 3.07 bln 9-month primary surplus was 1.8 bln above target
Economybillion) and higher PIB balance (by 1.24 billion) more than offsetting a revenue shortfall of 2.27... from last year, yet 1.83 billion better than the revised target. Revenues Revenues (before tax... percent to 28.34 billion euros, 2.32 billion better than the revised target. The strong under-spend
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Marked improvement for budget execution in Oct, primary surplus outperformance extended
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus of 4.52 billion euros up by more than 70 percent compared to last year’s figure. At the same... refunds (by 343 million) more than offsetting a revenue shortfall of 2.25 billion. Note, though... led the 10-month budget deficit to 808 million euros, two-thirds lower than last year’s figure
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Budget execution improves significantly in Oct, primary surplus reaches 4.53 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymillion, two-thirds lower than last year’s figure of 2.45 billion euros, and 2.09 billion better than... that amounted to 953 million euros more than double from last year and incorporate the ENFIA payment, while... reflects lower income tax (by 306 million) and VAT revenues (by 191 million) more than offsetting higher
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Newsletter 54 - 04/12/2015
jump in the tax burden than Greece between 2013 and 2014. The report also showed that Greece posted... is significantly lower than the OECD average of 11.5 percent. In contrast, revenues from social security... than the OECD average. As a result, Greece stands out from a large number of OECD countries
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Societyof 27.2 percent. The Greek figure was also noticeably higher than the next countries, Latvia (31.8... results show that more than nine out of ten companies in Greece (91 percent), as well as 89 percent... increase on 2013. More than half of all companies in 22 member states say the practice of tailor-made
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Meimarakis and Mitsotakis make it into run-off vote for New Democracy leadership
PoliticsGreek Politicswas thought to have gained less than 45 percent and Mitsotakis more than 30 percent, which would leave... chances of staging a second surprise. Opinion polls had indicated that Tzitzikostas, rather than... to vote for a 3-euro fee) led to some 400,000 people casting ballots, which was much more than had been
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