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Newsletter 207 -24/05/2019
it garnered in the 2014 European elections, which it won, and keep New Democracy’s lead below 5... for SYRIZA to remain in power, New Democracy will probably have to win by a difference well in excess of 5... might be below 5 points. Nevertheless, the opposition party’s aim is for it to be above 5 points
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How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
EconomyProgrammecontribution for pensioners for their main pensions by 1 pp from 4 to 5 percent. The institutions insist... for 2016 (2.87 percent of GDP) that would result in a primary surplus of 1 percent of GDP for 2015... on revenues of 1 percent of GDP on an annual basis compared to the 0.74 percent proposed by the Greek
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GDP growth slows in Q3 amid lower 2017 forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomydriven by a significant increase of 5 percent in exports of goods and services, thanks to a very strong... percent increase in exports, which was offset by final consumption by falling by 1 percent and a 9.3... remained flat in Q3. In Q2 it recorded 1 percent growth year on year. General government consumption
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
AgoraIn Blog 5 for Macropolis, we demonstrated that in Greece the government employment trend.... There is no contested market for government services (at least not in the short run[1... sector (what blog 5 was all about). The combination of these two pieces of information, real GVA
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agoraof the Netherlands.[1] These books are forward looking and start with an analysis of the demographics of each... from the east and south to the north and west. Table 1 below presents the data per country... in table 1, grew from 344 million to 468 million people between 1950 and 2020. The UN projects
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agorain the UK local elections held this May, compared to Labour’s 23%. Pollsters had given Labour a 5% chance... dependent in areas where public control is necessary for resilience. He proposes instead a set... speaks of is not a formal doctrine but a set of ideas derived from the experience of governing the city
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Adult skills in Greece lacking, indicates OECD survey
Societyof proficiency (level 4 or 5) in literacy, compared to around one in 10 adults (10.6 percent) on average...-olds in Greece, who, scoring 6.2 percent, are 5 percentage points below the average. Significantly... percent of adults in Greece attain level 4 or 5, well below the OECD average of 11.2 percent. Similar
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in the northeastern Aegean and the Dodecanese from January 1. Until now, these islands have had a 30 percent discount... increase of 0.8 percent in Q2. The expansion in Q3 was mostly driven by a significant increase of 5... consumption falling by 1 percent and a 9.3 percent increase in imports. Household consumption dropped
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NBG makes profit of 20 mln in Q1, NPE stock falls again
EconomyBankingreduction has surpassed 5 billion euros. The movement in Q1 originates from negative formation of 140... another package of non-performing loans of small enterprises, totalling roughly 1 billion euros, which... peers. The total Greek loan yield fell slightly to 377 bps from 388 bps in Q4. Fee income fell by 5
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Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
Agora, and if nominal GDP growth is around 5 percent a year, then, over time, the debt ratio D = 3/5 = 0.60... interesting detail is that the 5 percent nominal growth rate can be thought of as 2 percent... 1995-2021, compiled by Eurostat, for the EU27 as a whole and for Greece (Table 1). Growth and inflation
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