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Strong performance of 15-year bond bodes well for market strategy
EconomyThe strong appetite for Greece’s sovereign debt has been visible over the last few weeks across... of the strongest signals recently has been the impressive performance of the 15-year, which... the strongest interest Greece has seen since it regained market access in 2018, reaching close to 19
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EC ups growth to 2.2 pct in 2019, sees growth in 2020 at 2.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomygoals in attracting foreign capital and boosting investment. The labour market has improved... have been slow to materialise. The Greek government hopes that it has sufficiently proven its... operator DEPA will send strong signals inside and outside Greece that something new has emerged
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Facing accusations of authoritarianism, Tsipras spells out softer future vision in member Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsrivals inside and out of the party, leader Alexis Tsipras has taken the opportunity to deliver a more... decision-making has become emblematic of a larger debate within SYRIZA, between supporters... to questions, Tsipras sought to downplay the internal dissent that has been dogging the party since its
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated... there is a danger that Athens has not been able to give due attention to other issues on the foreign policy front... with countries that lack progress on reform.” The proposal has covered many of France's reservations. Macron
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens as the government has already had a torrid time this week trying to tackle the migration... leader Antonis Samaras has a much more hardline approach to the migration issue than the prime minister... member of the government who has adopted more right-wing positions on the issue, going as far to suggest
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Broad consensus on border action holds, but concerns emerge over use of force and press intimidation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a position statement issued on Wednesday, however the move has caused disquiet among the progressive wing of the party. Since the eruption of the crisis at the Evros border there has been very... has cast doubt on the Greek government’s account of some events at the border. While the government
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Wages index down by 0.1 pct in Q4 2019
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT) figures revealed on Thursday. The annual index has remained negative for two consecutive... quarter, the index has been above the 100-point mark since Q1 of 2017, equal to 11 consecutive quarters. It has also stayed above the 105-point mark for six consecutive quarters. The index’s record high
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece feels that over the last few days there has been a notable increase in Turkey aggressiveness... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece in this regard,” Aksoy noted. Ankara clearly has no intention of using diplomatic rhetoric during
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E-commerce businesses report drop in sales due to Covid-19
EconomyFeaturesThe impact of the coronavirus, which has led to the shuttering of most retail stores, has also...) has released a study showing that online orders for businesses apart from supermarkets... month-on-month and came to -4.8 in February. Compared to February 2019, consumer confidence has shown
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ND hopes economy will pick up as second stage of lockdown easing begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the coronavirus crisis on households but also limiting the public finances that the government has to make... Staikouras have already made it clear to the public that the government has limited financial.... The monitoring will be much lighter than Greece has been used to during its MoUs and the enhanced
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