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  1. Mitsotakis, ND officials rebuff suggestion of credit line
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the credit line and as a result the trust in Greece from the international markets has reached high levels..., with the potential of upsetting some voters in what has been a low-key election campaign, shadow... be a big risk for the new government to sign any agreement involving conditionality, even if it never has

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  2. Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts

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    will be related to the golden visa scheme. Merkel There has been no indication from the Finance... has said that he first wants to build goodwill with the institutions by delivering quickly... response. “Merkel doesn’t say anything different to what the current government has already said

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  3. Unemployment falls to 17.6 pct in April, dipping under 18 pct for first time since Jul 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    unemployed in September 2013, unemployment has shown a fall of around 38.1 percent. The overall labour force... percentage points (pps) year-on-year and came to 21.7 percent. This figure has been in decline since... departures. According to Ergani's data, June has traditionally recorded a positive hiring balance for every

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  4. Building permits increase by 14.6 pct in April
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent. Greece’s construction sector has remained subdued in recent years as both private and public... and the construction downturn began. At 15,325 permits, the total for 2018 has surpassed the total for 2017..., construction confidence has fallen by 7.7 points.

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  5. Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
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    Economy

    ’s debt managers note that this is the first time since 2010 that the country has managed three.... Both the coupon and yield are the lowest the country has achieved for a euro-denominated benchmark... to the final orderbook exceeding 10 billion euros. This was the highest Greece has reached since its return

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  6. ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in their first six months in power. The first bill is due on Wednesday and has to do... of incompetence against the previous government. Mitsotakis has made it clear that he attaches great... that the emergency services are better prepared for such disasters in the future. The government has already

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  7. Vote on tax bill due this week as ND pushes for adoption of first three draft laws
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    legislation that has received most attention as it paves the way for an immediate reduction... municipal elections. Most of the focus has been on the tax interventions, given that New Democracy’s... the lenders’ trust. New Democracy has made it clear it is not prepared to reduce the level, which

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  8. Amid clash over watchdog, ND expects reforms to deliver more effective governance

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    Court president Vassiliki Thanou as head of the Competition Commission. This has been tagged onto... heading the watchdog. Thanou, who has been in charge of the commission for several months, previously... the opposition’s questions and insisted that Kontoleon has the necessary qualities for the job. He did

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  9. Unemployment falls to 17.2 pct, stays below 18 pct for second month
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    is the second consecutive month that unemployment has remained under 18 percent. The last time the rate fell... months so far. Since the peak of 1.35 million unemployed in September 2013, unemployment has shown a fall... percent. This figure has been in decline since the high of 31.6 percent in May 2013. The unemployment

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  10. Building permits increase by 7.4 pct in May

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    volume increased by 21.8 percent. Greece’s construction sector has remained subdued in recent years... crisis hit and the construction downturn began. At 15,325 permits, the total for 2018 has surpassed... month last year, construction confidence has fallen by 2.3 points.

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