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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in April
EconomyMacroeconomy, this indicator has risen by 12.1 points. The industry confidence indicator rose by 1.1 points in April after... and landed at -53.5. In the last twelve months, the sharpest rise of 21.9 points has been posted...). In contrast, the construction confidence indicator has fallen by 7.6 points followed by the retail
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Coalition MPs gear up for busy period in Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the run-up to September’s national elections. While this has also caused concern among SYRIZA MPs... potential sticking point that has arisen is an apparent request from the lenders’ side for legislation.... It also has the backing of small- and medium-sized traders on this matter.
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Under fire in Parliament, coalition looks to imminent conclusion of review talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week suggest that Savvidis has reached a deal to take over another media firm, Pegasus Publishing, which owns Ethnos newspaper and has shares in Mega TV. Savvidis also owns PAOK football club... with the government has been the subject of frequent media speculation and a decision by Finance
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Stocks climb 6 pct during week, propelled by 16.6 pct surge by banks
Economythe beginning of November 2015. Overall, the domestic market has gained 6.9 percent in April, largely... this year has turned positive (+6 percent). The top performers this week included the four core banks... Thomopoulos has decided to step down by the end of the year. OPAP’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved
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After agreeing measures, coalition sets sights on vote and debt relief deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe package of measures the Greek government has agreed with the lenders will be submitted... measures and expansionary counter-measures would take place “as soon as” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has... come to Parliament in the form of a multi-bill, which has been favoured by Greek governments during
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Mitsotakis responds to coalition's counter-measure challenge with own proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to respond to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s... than the government, which said it will include the 2 percent of GDP in counter-measures it has.... “I don’t want a country where an investor feels he has to own a football team or a media outlet
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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
the agreed measures around the middle of this month. Specifically, the government has committed to making... has also decided to give his lawmakers a helping hand by ensuring that each counter-measure... of the package when the ballot takes place, most likely on May 16 or 17, once Tsipras has returned from
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Greeks most sceptical in EU about country's future, their voice counting in Europe
Societyis taking and the Irish the most positive, a European Parliament survey has found. Only a paltry five... had the lowest rate of all member states. As regards the question whether EU membership has been good for Greece, 34 percent of Greeks agree that it has, 32 percent that it hasn’t (both up three
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Timetable set for multi-bill vote, Athens hopes for debt progress in meantime
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the discussions on debt relief, has become clearer. It was revealed on Monday that the omnibus bill.... There has, however, been a request from former minister and SYRIZA MP Tassia Christodoulopoulou... Democracy would have a bigger problem during the vote than the government because it has said
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Greece tries to navigate through uncertainty in Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe political crisis in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has been a cause..., triggering a political crisis in the country. The Greek government’s initial reaction has been.... Yee's meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov, who has directly opposed the formation of a government
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