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Iran war begins to bite as costs rise and confidence falls
EconomyMacroeconomy. Meanwhile, with the war unresolved for more than two months - despite the ceasefire reached about... decline in consumer confidence, which fell by more than two points to –54.7, which is sharply lower than the –42.7 recorded a year ago. This is the lowest level of consumer confidence in four years
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The Greek economy in 2026: Quantitative recovery meets qualitative stagnation
EconomyMacroeconomy% of the unemployed in Greece had been out of work for more than 12 months - nearly double the EU average... nominal wages have risen, the real average wage in 2025 was only 0.3% higher than in 2019, and actually 1.3% lower than in 2021 due to the devastating impact of the inflation crisis. The report also
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It’s not just young Greeks who are looking abroad, older professionals have joined the queue
Societyof dentists seeking certificates allowing them to practice abroad has more than doubled since Greece... Greece to practice abroad was 2.5 times higher in the first quarter of this year than during the same.... That established professionals from these groups, rather than just newcomers who cannot get a food
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Births drop 14 pct since start of crisis as Greece faces wider population worries
SocietyThe number of children born in Greece fell by more than 14 percent between 2009, when the country... more people out of work or in retirement than those who are in work, the implications... are inevitable. The government aims to provide a basic state pension of less than 400 euros within the next
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We need to talk about unemployment
Agorastabilizers are allowed to kick in if the recession turns out to be deeper than initially anticipated.... If the OECD proves accurate, close to a quarter of a million more unemployed Greeks than the Finance... Cabanillas and Alessio Terzi, found that the Commission was more accurate than the IMF
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EU Task Force sees improvements in Greece, tends to damaged ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsview of the EU and 43 percent of the euro. These levels of scepticism are considerably higher than... in supporting Greece in its effort to increase its absorption of EU cohesion funds, which amount to more than... percent each year than it would have without the help from Brussels . This was the third highest rate
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Direct taxes jump by 46 pct to help Sept. revenues beat target for third month in row
Economystrongly in September more than offsetting another weak set of indirect taxes. After a stronger bottom... expenditure (2.0 billion) and - to a lesser extent – lower tax refunds (552 million) more than offsetting... targets) meeting annual targets, implying that an incremental amount of more than 2 billion should
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Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
Agoraat just over 2,000. Rather than highlight its own failing in speeding up the disciplinary process... the municipal police monitored parking, the force generated more than enough revenues to cover its... that will eventually lead to no man being left standing. Rather than waste our time with other myths, the only
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe no bigger than 270,000 euros The Ministry also proposes that those with a household income of less than 15,000 per year should pay a monthly mortgage payment of 10 percent of their net monthly income... are presumably softer than those that would have been demanded by the troika, which wanted
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Greece in 2014: The risks and opportunities of moving forward
Agorain this respect (more than 27 per cent of total official lending to Greece) – the question many ask... in 2013. More than 70 billion euros were reached at the end of the year, an increase of over 20 billion... different time frame and set of investment components. In more ways than one Greece is at a cross roads
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