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  1. Mangling the truth

    Agora

    last week of how a lack of accuracy, based on poor comprehension, could be manipulated to suit... are fools. This all leads to accuracy becoming trapped in a web of poor reporting and the determination

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  2. S&P raises core Greek banks’ ratings, with a stable outlook

    Economy

    Standard & Poor’s raised on Tuesday evening the four core Greek banks’ ratings to ‘CCC+/C’ from ‘SD,’ with a stable outlook, in the wake of capital controls being relaxed. The ratings agency notes... and operating environment in Greece, high level of non-performing exposures and poor profitability

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  3. The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
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    EconomyFeatures

    a story of poor management, narrow thinking and a bad strategy which is proving slow to alter. Spain... in the Greek market. The economic crisis did shed light on the poor design of Greece’s current olive

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  4. How Cyprus re-entered the market
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    Agora

    to the international bond markets in late 2010, when Standard & Poor’s (S&P) rating agency downgraded the sovereign... Greece on June 23 to Caa2 (positive outlook) from Caa3. Standard & Poor’s had upgraded Cyprus to B

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  5. S&P upgrades Greece to 'B+' on back of Eurogroup agreement
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    Economy

    authorities have a poor record of attracting direct investment from abroad. Further credit ratings upgrades... second only to Japan in the agency’s ratings universe. Greece’s poor record of policy uncertainty

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  6. Council of Europe report warns over austerity-inflamed inequality in education
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    Society

    ,” the report notes, adding that several academics have pointed out that talented students from poor... of children, whose school attendance rates remain poor. In addition, better integration of both children

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  7. FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study

    EconomyFeatures

    FDI. Greece historically had a poor track record when it comes to attracting FDI. The report noted... unattractive to foreign investors despite recent reforms implemented. A combination of poor

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  8. What brought down Golden Dawn?
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    Society

    poor and the lower middle-class districts of Athens and Piraeus, where high unemployment combined... be tempting to explain the poor performance of Golden Dawn in the latest elections through the emergence

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  9. Business leaders set out steps to attract skilled Greeks as govt offers wage subsidies
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    Society

    requires structural adjustments. These include a lack of meritocracy, corruption, poor social welfare and poor working conditions,” the report says, adding that the return of such workers to Greece

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  10. A tax credit for Greece: The significance of an independent public revenue service
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    Agora

    on the research you’ve done, how bad were things and why was tax collection in such a poor condition... corruption, skill shortages, poor organisation, outdated or under-used IT, lack of a clear strategy

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