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Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment
Economya looming challenge for the coalition. Based on the latest gg bulletin for July, SSFs posted a cash... fund. According to the latest bulletin from the Computer Centre for Social Security Services (IDIKA... grants supplementary pensions and the latest figures point to 1.09 million pensions, with a monthly
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Building permits down 11.4 pct in August for second successive drop
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest official forecasts by the institutions that oversee the Greek adjustment programme point.... These estimates were incorporated in the baseline scenario of the Greek banks’ latest stress test... exposure at the end of Q2 2015. The latest construction confidence indicator published by the European
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Greek economy surprises in Q3, eases by a marginal 0.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby the IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report in early October. However, the European... this week, OECD aligned its latest estimates with those of the EC and projects GDP to contract 1.4 percent... of Q3 figures, GDP should contract by 6.6 percent QoQ and YoY in Q4 for the latest recession target
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agoraparties for consensus. This latest volte face has been prompted by the brutal reality of governing... latest stint as prime minister, is down to 153 out 300 seats in Parliament. The SYRIZA leader may... (ANEL) lawmaker Nikos Nikolopoulos, who voted against the latest set of measures, decided he
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As Greek leaders mull position on refugee crisis, EC sets out timetable of targets
PoliticsForeign Policyprovide its action plan (required at the latest one month from adoption of the Council recommendations... consulting the Member States' experts involved in the on-site visits in November 2015, at the latest one... within days after the visit. 12 May 2016: at the latest by this date, Greece has to report
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Greek banks on cusp of improved liquidity conditions
AgoraCentral Bank of the waiver for Greek government securities. In its latest Governing Council meeting held... that the reinstatement of waiver will not have any impact on pillar II bonds. According to the latest available... billion is placed in a term deposit with an interest rate of 0.87 percent (latest Bank of Greece figure
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Siemens trial hitch ratchets up tension between coalition and judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politicssources claimed the latest hold-up was prompted by delays in translating the court documents... with but the latest developments provided the opposition parties with an opportunity to turn the tables... on more than one occasion and the latest spat means that this will be an issue that deserves
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Government distances itself from ELSTAT case as European Commission wades in
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe latest prosecution of the former head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Andreas Georgiou... relating specifically to ELSTAT so far. The latest legal complications for Georgiou are the result.... The latest legal developments prompted a barrage of criticism domestically and internationally, the extent
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Opinion polls sound warning for SYRIZA ahead of party congress
PoliticsGreek Politics. In this case, not publishing the latest poll would have been more damaging for SYRIZA than publishing... are warming to the idea of snap elections. In fact, according to the latest Public Issue survey, 51... heart from in the latest opinion polls, they also contain some warnings for its leader Kyriakos
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Q4 GDP contracts 1.2 pct QoQ, leading to recession of 0.1 pct for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomypercent indicated in preliminary estimates. The latest European Commission (EC), IMF and Bank... the lion’s share of GDP, making up 69 percent of the total figure. The latest European Commission.... The latest figures from the Bank of Greece (BoG) showed services receipts dropped 9.5 percent
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