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How Cyprus re-entered the market
Agorathat was 414 basis points above the benchmark. The bond was more than two and a half times over... a whopping 178.8 percent this year. This is one reason why Greece will probably pay higher than 414... been much deeper, and afflicted far more people far more severely than in Cyprus. While
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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agoraproven to be one of the most reliable measurements of sentiment, posted another inflow of more than... of NPEs are non-performing for more than a year, whereas over half of them are non-performing for more than two years. This figure doubled within 2016 and is a clear indication of the difficulty
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
more exits than entrances into the pension system, plus higher mortality. Despite this difference..., significant gaps remain. Tax refunds have risen rather than fallen, from 1.25 billion euros... billion in August. Though the figure is lower than July’s amount of 2 billion, it means that Greece’s
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Unemployment falls again in August, edging down to 20.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyto 3.79 million, 101,578 higher than a year ago. The number of unemployed decreased by 16,769, bringing the total to 984,483. This is 141,342 lower than August 2016 and the first time that the total number... sees unemployment at 21.9 percent for 2017, lower than OECD which expects the jobless rate to settle
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Budget primary surplus at 5.36 bln in 10-month, exceeding target on lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomywith the deadline for the ENFIA property tax’s payment being moved to September rather than August. Expenditure... to 38.45 billion or 1.85 billion lower than the target. PIB PIB revenue stood at 57 million euros... a deficit of 651 million, 655 million better than the target.
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Unemployment rate continues decline to 20.5 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyat 3.8 million. This figure is 105,773 higher than the number for the same time last year. The number... lower than one year ago and represents the second consecutive month since October 2011 where... unemployment at 21.9 percent for 2017, lower than the OECD which expects the jobless rate to settle at 22.2
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Clock ticks on prior actions as coalition searches for solution on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsto convince the institutions to hold off on this measure for another year rather than to scrap the discount... of vulnerable groups. The aim is for no more than around 3,500 people to be left in the island’s hot spots by the end of the year, rather than some 7,500, which was the case until last week.
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Budget passed but coalition handouts draw attention
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the disbursement of more than 5 billion euros in funding. Handouts However, the coalition appears... dividend, which resulted in 1.3 million applicants receiving more than 700 million euros, the coalition... to total no more than 20 million euros), reports suggest that the lenders are annoyed with the government
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Budget primary surplus at 4.65 bln in 11-month on lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomyby 912 million. The MoF said that the lower-than-expected expenditure stemmed mainly from... in expenditure was noted, coming to 42.85 billion or 913 million lower than the target. PIB PIB revenue... better than the target.
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Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament. Although there was more tension than there has been for some time, the scenes were relatively... to argue that his government is growing in numbers rather than shrinking. Tsipras will now turn his... tests, the discussion on debt relief and the fourth review and more than 80 prior actions
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