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Greek deflation decelerates to 1.5 pct due to VAT rate hikes
EconomyMacroeconomy). Greece remains persistently in deflationary territory since March 2013. Over this 2.5 year period... successive year. Bank sources indicated that the baseline scenario of Greek banks’ stress tests provided
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agoraof the seven parties elected to parliament in the first general of the year January as well as some... are the percentages they receive anything to be scoffed at. In the January elections earlier this year
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Building permits shoot up by 14.7 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyin the first half of the year, after the 19.1 percent rise posted in March. Note though that the other... building permits figures for the trailing 12 months as well as for the year to date evolution. Based
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Services sector turnover deteriorates in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomya year on year (YoY) increase in Q2 compared to 11 that had displayed a rise in Q1. The breakdown
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Assessing the health of Greek banks' loan portfolios
EconomyBankingclassified as NPL last year, while housing NPL ratio was the lowest slightly below the 29-percent... at the end of last year, according to BoG. The imposition of capital controls and the deterioration
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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsgained around 28 percent, compared to 27.8 at the beginning of the year. The 7.5 percentage points... will pave the way for a new leadership context next year. Sunday’s results were also a disappointment
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No let up ahead in terms of fiscal demands for new Greek government
EconomyProgrammethe increase in the advance payments for corporate income tax on the first year of this application... at risk the revenue collections for the last quarter as well as for next year.
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Hotel guest numbers up 8.7 percent in 2014
Economyin the previous year. These 17.7 million guests stayed a total of 75.4 million nights, which... – that is, someone who has lived for at least a year in Greece, regardless of nationality. Their share of hotel
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If it's stability you're looking for...
AgoraThe September 20 election, the second this year, has probably generated more questions about Greece’s political future and how stable it will be than it has answered. Repetition, it seems, has failed... snap election this year. In theory, the departure of MPs from the Left Platform to form Popular Unity
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Greece near top of EU charts for proportion of population over 65 and 80
Societypercent) and Germany (20.8 percent) and above the EU average of 18.5 percent. Earlier this year..., again after France, where the life expectancy for 65 year olds is 19.3 years for men. Life expectancy
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