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Greece and Cyprus gain strategic weight amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policypower balances but also for Europe’s capacity to defend its interests in the Eastern Mediterranean
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New obstacle for privatisations as court blocks sale of water firm
Economyand sewerage services in the greater Athens area through a 20-year concession agreement with the Greek state... continue to supply affordable and high quality services when it is not under public scrutiny. It also stresses that EYDAP services are a monopoly offered to a large number of citizens through
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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... transactions showed Q1 exports dropping 3 percent. The significant rise in exports of services, the highest since Q1 2008, mainly reflects strong tourism with the turnover in accommodation and food services
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ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
Societyand services, education and communication towards food, health, alcoholic beverages and tobacco. In absolute... beverages and tobacco showed a marginal rise of 0.1 percent. The breakdown of goods and services...) and miscellaneous goods and services (10.8 percent). These shares are more than double compared
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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... are slightly negative (-1.4 percent) with exports of goods up 10.8 percent and exports of services down 13.2 percent. The continued strong rebound in exports of services is mainly attributed to buoyant tourism
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Proposed VAT overhaul a stepping stone towards agreement with lenders?
EconomyProgrammeand services, replacing the current 13 and 23 percent rates. In case, customers use their credit or debit... hotels, a 3 percent tax on food services and 6 percent tax on specific purchases on islands... are expected for public transport, electrical and natural gas, food services and private hospitals
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Greece’s price index falls to second lowest point in 12 years
SocietyCommunications are hugely more expensive while prices for transport services are considerably cheaper than the EU average, according to data on price levels on consumer goods and services released by Eurostat last week. Based on price surveys covering more than 2,400 consumer goods and services
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CPI falls at faster pace of 0.9 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomy, mainly due to a decrease in the goods index by 1.5 percent, while the services index stayed flat... percent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (-2 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (-2 percent). ELSTAT more detailed data revealed prices in services of freelance nurses dropped by 18.5 percent
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CPI stays flat in December, falls by 0.8 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomymonth. In addition, the goods’ index stayed flat, while the services’ index edged up 0.1 percent... in December after a short-lived drop of 0.2 percent in November. Prices of main groups of goods and services...), miscellaneous goods and services (-1.8 percent) and recreation and culture (-1.5 percent). In more
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Only 11.5 pct of Greek businesses made web sales in 2016
Societyto the internet, mostly through broadband services. Three-quarters of businesses with internet access had their own website, which in most case used to describe goods and services and offer price lists as well... one in ten reporting having bought computing services. Email (70 percent) and file storage (58.2
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