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  1. Tsipras halts bid to help smaller parties amid opposition criticism

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    their privileges in Parliament if they are reduced to less than five elected MPs but other issues, such as TV air... in check rather than the other way around. The conservatives argued that the whole affair shows what...) on 6.1 percent. No other party is seen getting more than 3 percent, which is the threshold

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  2. Unemployment rate at 18.5 pct in Nov as jobless drop below 900,000
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the Labour Ministry’s Ergani database for December showed that there were 5,970 more hirings than departures. Compared to December 2017, there were 9,345 more departures than hirings. Total hirings came... more hirings than departures, below the full-year figure for 2017 by 2,542 places. This marks

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  3. Bank of Greece outlines challenges to SME funding, gaps in knowledge
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    EconomyFeatures

    that 80 percent were 10 years old or more with the remainder operating for less than 10 years... credit (15 percent), leasing (9 percent) and other financing sources (less than 7 percent). Bank... also more likely than non-exporting firms to apply for bank credit. As BoG noted, the measure

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  4. Building permits rise by 18 pct in Nov, beat 2017 figure in aggregate period
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of investment. During 2017, the absolute number of permits came to 13,847. Although this is higher than that for 2016, it remains around 86 percent lower than the peak of 95,730 permits issued in 2005. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new builds. Up

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  5. Athens adjusts foreclosure framework, waits for lenders to give green light
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyProgramme

    as they were. This means that the assessed value of the property must be no more than 250,000 euros and that the owner should have less than 130,000 euros remaining on his/her mortgage. There had been... that the “signalling” from the completion of the review is more important than the money Greece will receive, which

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  6. Athens starts MTFS process with baseline scenario that sees growth slowing down
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    Economy

    percent in 2023. The estimates are more modest than last year, when 2019 was expected to grow by 4.1... to 2023. Overall, domestic demand will be slightly lower than in last year’s forecasts and in nominal... will increase by 9.4 percent this year, more than doubling 2018 figure, then accelerate to 14.5

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  7. SYRIZA and ND battle over centre ground with different methods, aims
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    this year, especially if the conservatives face a greater struggle than they expect to win a clear..., more than 100 figures from the world of politics, academia, local government, labour unions and other... at the next elections, securing less than around 8 percent of the vote, while SYRIZA holds its own

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  8. Unemployment rate falls to 18 pct in Dec, lowest since July 2011
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    higher. The overall labour force came to 4.72 million in December; slightly lower than the 4.74... departures than hirings. Total hirings came to 157,141 versus 179,474 departures. In the aggregate period, the employment balance showed 141,003 more hirings than departures, below the full-year

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  9. Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , rather than snap election in May at the same time or before the European Parliament ballot.... Opinion polls in the wake of the agreement indicate that more than 60 percent of voters opposed... than many of its opponents believe in October. However, if the prime minister has decided to hold off

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  10. Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
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    EconomyProgramme

    an assessed property value of less than 250,000 euros and who still has up to 130,000 euros to pay.... For instance, the lenders have reportedly suggested that anyone with more than 20,000 euros in deposits... that the government might be willing to consider applying lower thresholds for the business loans than

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