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Greece, Cyprus and Israel bolster trilateral ties as Turkey looms in background
PoliticsForeign Policyinvolving Cyprus. Libya also signalled readiness for dialogue. Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya’s House... disputes stemming from the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum signed in 2019, which Athens deems illegal
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What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not continue to have a strong representation in Greek politics. This will always be a possibility... of double talk as he has spent the 15 months since his election preaching for the need to stabilise... to have a strong showing. By acting now, Samaras and his government can turn this negative sentiment
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Greek Q4 GDP down 2.6 pct, shrinks 3.7 pct in 2013 - better than troika estimates
EconomyMacroeconomysimilar trend (low double-digit drop) over the past three quarters. ELSTAT’s latest flash estimates... percent) evident in the nine-month period. It is worth noting that the strong tourism season drove exports of services up 8.8 percent in the third quarter, offsetting to a large extent the strong
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Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
Agoraof local elections. Moreover, contrary to the double elections in 2012, when representatives... to clarify to the Chancellery’s hierarchy the continuing strong election performance of the Neo-Nazi party..., its electoral support remains strong, and in some parts of Athens even extraordinary. Members
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Greek economy contracts 0.9 pct in Q1, slowest pace since Q1 2010
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in Q1 primarily driven by a double-digit rise (13.1 percent) in exports of services..., the highest since Q1 2008, mainly reflects strong tourism with the turnover in accommodation and food services... scheduled flights point to a 25 percent increase to 15.8 million in 2014 indicating another strong
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Greece to recover at least 30 of 50 bln it borrowed to bail out banks, says HFSF chief
EconomyBankingof the HFSF pointed out that this would put the the fund’s recovery value at almost double the IMF... merger, preferring there to be four strong pillars in the local banking system even though the HFSF... to this year’s issue price, “which is a strong indication that the transaction was carried out
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agoracosts. One strong argument was that after ten years in the scheme, businesses and individuals had.... By the end of 2002 just under 60 percent of Argentineans lived below the poverty line, almost double... to FT Alphaville. If you appreciate strong views and economic charts look out for Yiannis in The Agora
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Tourist arrivals up 23.5 pct in October as 2014 overall target rises to 23 mln
Economythe strong growth figures, SETE highlights two encouraging trends of the evolution of this year’s... in more and less established destinations, which showed double-digit increases compared to the most famous..., mainly led by strong tourism.
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Greek GDP up 0.7 pct in Q3 for third straight quarter of growth
EconomyMacroeconomy’s performance primarily reflects a double-digit growth in exports of services by 16.4 percent YoY... percent. The continued strong rebound in exports of services is mainly attributed to buoyant tourism... challenge for the Greek government is now achieving the anticipated strong rebound of 2.9 percent
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Accommodation and food services index up 7.6 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomy23.5 percent in October and 15 percent in the 10-month period. Following October’s strong... euros for 2014. Although all current indications point to another strong performance in 2015, the recent government proposal to double the hotel VAT rate to 13 percent, aligning
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