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Total health spending down to 8.65 pct of GDP as public healthcare sees big drop
SocietyThe total amount of health expenditure in Greece fell by just over one percentage point of GDP from 2009 and 2013, when it came down from 9.76 to 8.65 percent, according to revised data from the country’s statistics agencies that shows the drop is greater than previously reported. The Hellenic
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Some snags remain in discussion with lenders over new privatisation scheme
EconomyProgrammeDuring a lengthy meeting with the quartet of Greece’s lenders on Tuesday, government officials discussed in detail privatisations – one of the key issues that need to be settled for there to be an agreement on a new 3-year bailout programme. Following the meeting, the Greek Finance Minister Euclid
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Greece and creditors try to untangle pension complications
EconomyProgrammeOne of the key issues in the negotiations with the institutions over an agreement for a new bailout programme relates to the pension reforms. The first bill of prior actions voted in the Greek Parliament on July 15 included the following pension-related interventions: 1) Health contributions
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Agreement on third bailout could trigger SYRIZA split and snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, one of Tsipras’s closest aides, said in an interview over the weekend that SYRIZA could not allow
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This is the government's strategy on banks and NPLs as part of third bailout
EconomyOne of the four pillars outlined in the draft bill that was tabled to Parliament accompanying the draft agreement for new financial aid from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) relates to safeguarding financial stability. The government pledges to make any interventions that would enhance
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Greece deal leaves many questions
Agoraconcerns, the IMF has been completely silent. This is worrying. One of the concessions Greece apparently
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Record revenue shortfall of 2.83 bln in July shrinks primary surplus outperformance
EconomyMacroeconomyfor declaration and payment by one month announced on July 18. Overall, revenues fell by 8 percent
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Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
AgoraGreek politics and perhaps too big an ask of all those involved, especially when one takes
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A pro-euro alliance to challenge Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a broader coalition involving one-time political rival PASOK and centrist To Potami. Meimarakis pointed out
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European Commission evaluates impact of bailout programme
EconomyProgrammethat currently more than one-quarter of all new retired people from the main private pension fund
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