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Alpha Bank posts net profit of 103.7 mln in 2020
EconomyBankingcame to 388 million in Q4, up by 1.6 percent QoQ. On a full-year basis, NII fell by 0.4 percent to 1.54..., the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio stood at 17.3 percent, up from 17.2 percent in September. The fully loaded total CET 1 stood at 14.8 percent, up 20 basis points QoQ. The bank’s Total Capital
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agora. The demand was still strong, people were looking for connections to hook them up with a vaccine... mantras, even the highest officials have been hinting at numbers needed for herd-immunity by adding up... up one’s sleeve. In that regard, the authorities in Serbia are publicly boasting about
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Has external competitiveness been fixed in Greece?
Agorais called the real effective exchange rate (REER). When the REER goes up, it means that domestic... that in the 1990s, Greece lost competitiveness as prices in Greece went up faster than among its global trading... of them. How do you resolve this without blowing up the external deficit again? Further work is needed
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that up to 50 patients in Athens had to wait 24-36 hours before being admitted to ICUs... is attempting to turn up the pressure on SYRIZA and one of its leading representatives, former digital policy minister Nikos Pappas. On Tuesday, 187 out of 300 MPs voted in favour of Parliament setting up
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Confusion over retail reopening puts govt on defensive
PoliticsGreek Politics. The envelope for the additional relief is 130 million euros, allowing up to 100,000 businesses and sole... of 1,073 vaccination centres will be open this month, up by 55 on last month, Peloni said.... Each person will be able to claim up to four tests per month. The first goal is for senior high
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General govt primary cash deficit at 1.99 bln in February; arrears jump
EconomyMacroeconomyincreased by 94 million euros. At 31.4 percent of the total, hospitals made up the largest part... amounted to 71.8 billion euros in February and made up 18.9 percent of the total. In other underlying categories, repos fell by 187 million euros, making up 9.5 percent of the total. T-bills were
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyin the build-up and after the agreement Greece and Turkey reached in 1999 to ameliorate their relations... of Pontius Pilate, would follow up Turkey’s claim lodged with the International Court of Justice of ‘outstanding border differences and other related issues’ even up until 2004, and not just about
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Political wrangling instead of vaccines
Agoraclinics are at maximum capacity. Cemetery workers complain that they are unable to keep up with the work.... Citizenship is not required, nor is a scheduled appointment. Just show up and bare your shoulder. In just.... The Sarajevo Canton authorities explained this as a way to force citizens to pick up their electronic
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At the bottom of the Balkans: Kosovo's bumpy road in securing vaccines
Agorafrom 345 cases up to 800 a day, and the number of deaths from 9 to 17 a day, in average. Thus, a new... and Fighting the pandemic COVID-19 up until August 2020. Moreover, Kosovo stagnated in receiving... and security forces involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, which make up 306,000 or 17 percent
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Govt in tight spot as opposition questions lockdown easing priorities
PoliticsGreek Politicsflared up around earlier religious holidays appears to have been better managed, with discussions... hospital system. At the same time, it has become mandatory for officials to acknowledge the build-up... sector and the opposition parties, is that opening up outdoor seating at restaurants and cafés could
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