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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter remaining stable for the past five months, the interest rate on households’ new time deposits... and remained well above the euro area average, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). This rate had.... The yield on the 6-month T-Bills has retreated by 145 bps in the year to date. It was at 2.70
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Newsletter 444 - 06/12/2024
by the state intelligence service. The PM has tried to draw a line under the affair by promising an investigation, but the PASOK leader has accused him of trying to sweep it under the carpet without... to disagree on specific policy proposals that PASOK has been putting forward in recent days, including
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Unemployment in Greece falls to 19.5 pct in May, below 20 pct for first time since Sept 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate in May edged down to 19.5 percent from a downward revised rate of 20 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The unemployment rate in May last year was 21.7 percent. The latest rate is the first time
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
2011. Compared to the same period last year, the jobless rate has declined by 2 percentage points..., reduction of introductory income tax rate to 20 percent, scrapping of solidarity tax for incomes below... on Monday by SYRIZA are similar to the ones that New Democracy has put forward in recent months
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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
interest rate margin of 200 basis points related to the debt buyback and reducing the interest rate... posted in 2007, Greece’s wealth has plummeted by 622 million or around 40 percent, while the respective average European figure has decreased by less than 10 percent. According to preliminary figures
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Newsletter 474 - 05/09/2025
support has dipped into the low twenties in most polls, with undecided voters often forming the second... wavering voters. The middle class — central to ND’s previous landslides — has been squeezed by inflation... the middle: Tax relief, cost of living and jobsThis week has been dominated by the build-up to Prime
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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, even though SYRIZA has made a formal request for the country to go to the polls soon. Less...’ will and how seats are allocated in Parliament. This, he claimed, could only be rectified by holding national elections. Tsipras made the statement after holding talks with Greek President Karolos Papoulias
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New Democracy decides on date for leadership vote, candidates get on the road
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has decided to hold its leadership election on Sunday November 22, with a run-off... holding the vote in October, while ex-Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had.... The cost of holding the ballot is estimated at around 700,000 euros and due to the financial difficulties
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend, although a new opinion poll suggested that New Democracy has not been damaged... over the fact that his government has been unable to live up to the standards he claimed it would set... poll A Marc poll for New Democracy-friendly Proto Thema weekly indicates that the ruling party has
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRama from holding the event. During his five years in power, Mitsotakis has polled well on foreign... at the start of this week, testing New Democracy’s foreign policy record, which has been one..., though, that since coming to power his administration has respected the agreement. However
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