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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agorastagnant by comparison. When Greece entered the euro, it exported 1 euro for every 3 it imported. By 2009... and admitting that the deficit for that year would come to more than 12 percent, rather then the 6
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
Agorabecause of Germany, of course) had a surplus of slightly more than 6 percent. Since... back to figure 1, the adjustment of peripheral countries, and the continuing surpluses of the core
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Unemployment hit new high of 27.8 pct in October, set to rise further
EconomyMacroeconomyunderemployment and discouraged workers, which form about 6 percent of the labour force that does... by an additional 1 percent in November and close 2013 above 29 percent.
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Greek jobless rate eases for fourth straight month but still at 26.7 pct
Economy. After peaking at 7 percentage points in 2012, the gap dropped to the historic average of 6 pp in 2013... Greek unemployment easing by 1 percentage point this year to 26.3 percent and by 2 percentage
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Greek Parliament's budget office questions primary surplus sustainability
EconomyMacroeconomyinclude: 1) tourism, alternative sources of tourism, agricultural and fishing tourism, 2) education and human resources, 3) alternative energy sources, 4) hydrocarbons, 5) maritime, 6) organic crops
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Greece lays out plans for debt relief from eurozone
EconomyProgramme50 bps to 1 percent constant for the next 50 years could result in total savings of 25 billion... repayments could improve Greece’s repayment profile by 6 billion euros annually over the next two
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Jobless rate drops for fifth month to 26.5 pct in Feb but employed also falling
Economyto or above 6 percentage points. Youth unemployment remains at extremely high levels just shy of 57 percent... of the headline figure by at least 1 percentage point (pp) to 26 – 26.3 percent in 2014 and by further 2 pp
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Loan and deposit rates edge down in May but remain above euro area average
EconomyMacroeconomyto corporate loans above 1 million euros, where the rate nosedived by 107 bps after a similar hike in April... euros (down by 19 bps to 6.49 percent). In addition, the consumer loan rate eased by 6 bps to 14.80
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Q2 GDP contraction at 0.3 pct, strong Q3 needed to achieve target of annual growth
EconomyMacroeconomyof the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) released in late July point to a 0.5 – 1... and services, which eased 4.2 and 6 percent respectively. It is also noteworthy that Q2 trade balance
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GSEE report stresses risks on employment and the pension system, outlines burden on wages
Societyfor salary earners as a social group. Employment The number of unemployed has soared by almost 1 million... with its share to total employment at 20 percent from less than 6 percent before. This is more pronounced
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