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Has external competitiveness been fixed in Greece?
Agorawas no longer available. Competitiveness deteriorated again through a peak in the REER in 2010. The REER declined again after the onset of the crisis, and price competitiveness, as measured by the IMF... based on inflation as indicated by the implicit GDP deflator (middle trend line). Once again, we
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agoraagain, and my estimate suggests that it is now around 0.7 percent a year. Putting these supply.... The differences are once again striking: Greece spends much less than partner countries on investments... downturn again, perhaps constraining the recovery. A country with excessive consumption will have
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Paddling with a wooden spoon
Agoraanalysis to, again, draw attention to its belief that the Greek programme cannot work as it is designed.... Firstly, because throughout the course of the Greek crisis the task of finding whose goals have been.... Right now it doesn’t really sound like a winning formula. *An earlier version of this article appeared
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsagain in search of fiscal space for more relief measures, just days after the prime minister and senior... divergent challenges for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government, which is finding it increasingly difficult..., which is widely credited with winning Mitsotakis the party leadership and the national elections
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek Politicsof respondents do not think that SYRIZA has any chance of becoming a party of power again after its... of winning the next general elections, due in 2027. A GPO opinion poll for Parapolitika radio indicated..., while two thirds say that they are finding it difficult to cover all their needs. An overwhelming
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesis that with elections this year, PPC’s problems will once again be kicked down the road for someone else... produced from this form of coal. The first round attracted no binding bids in February, possibly... impact of dirty energy is more apparent than ever. A second tender is underway and binding offers
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Banks remain largely profitable in Q2, with focus on NPL reductions
EconomyBankingpercent year-on-year. The banks are keen to get e-auctions moving again, along with other measures...’s various portfolios, management noted that a binding offer had been received for the sale... that it had entered into a binding agreement with Intrum for the purchase of 30 percent
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Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position
PoliticsForeign Policyhas again become a region of geopolitical interest for the US, especially following the war... or are related to natural resources explorations.” However, it is not certain whether this ruling is binding... in a case that is being ruled by a Supreme Court.” Whether the ruling is binding or not, the Greek
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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek Politicscooperating again with just the Independent Greeks if the nationalist party defies the opinion polls... percentage points) would make it difficult for the winning party to govern without the runner-up... coalition but it is unlikely that the winning party will want to leave the runner-up (especially
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place
PoliticsGreek Politicswith other parties before a second ballot, where the winning party will gain a bonus of up to 50 seats, has taken place. Tsipras set out his position again in a speech to SYRIZA members living... that Tsipras has to talk publicly about winning the next elections and leave others to float ideas about what
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