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October revenues reverse earlier shortfall, annual primary surplus in sight
Economy, according to MoF, is in line with troika respective forecasts. MoF has also stressed that this year... euros for 2014 has now come down close to 1.5 billion as international lenders seem to have accepted
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Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 27.3 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomy, the unemployment rate has more than doubled from August 2010 figure of 12.8 percent. At the same time... unemployment rate has skyrocketed to a record 60.6 percent in August as young and unskilled workers
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Apartment prices down 9.2 pct in Q3 as lifting of foreclosure ban mulled
EconomyMacroeconomyin each of the previous three years, highlighting that it is among the sectors that has been worst hit... worth up to 200,000 euros at the end of this year has been recently put on the negotiating table
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agoraof the accumulated stock of NPLs could be sold. The stock exceeded 65 billion euros in mid-2013 and has not yet reached its peak. A more positive perspective on distressed debt management has not been helped
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Greece leads way in cutting spending on healthcare, finds OECD
Societyhas attempted to tackle excesses. Another sign of past largesse is suggested by the fact..., long in decline, has been rising since the crisis started,” it says, underling that the cuts
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyprojected 344 million in the draft budget. MoF has also repeatedly stressed that this year’s fiscal... performance this year the focus has shifted to the protracted negotiations with the troika
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The Greek Ombudsman and public administration during challenging times
Agorainventive and innovative ways to handle them. This aspect of the Ombudsman’s mission has proved very... are the rules and criteria of (fair) distribution. Responding to all this, the Ombudsman has recalibrated its
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OECD's Greek debt forecast shakes foundations of troika DSA
EconomyMacroeconomyof the areas the troika-led program has so far failed to improve. But most alarmingly, the OECD presents... the troika assumes for the 2013-2020 period. Although this has a negative effect on real GDP
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Greek retail sales tumbled another 6.4 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyand cosmetics the negative trend has smoothened to a 3-4 percent. Books and stationery is the only.... In an effort to support struggling retail sales, the government has recently legislated two interim sales
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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
Economyat 1.21 billion, stressing that the troika has agreed to these targets. The key catalysts for fiscal... authorities and the troika. The deadline for a staff level agreement has been repeatedly postponed
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