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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
cost the pandemic had on the Greek budget, with a total of 33 billion euros of support committed... 2023 and regaining investment grade for Greek sovereign debt in the first half of 2023. 2 Deposits... in the Greek banking system continued to grind higher, increasing by 359 million euros in May
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University exam results stir political differences as entrance numbers drop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis “who has not even passed outside of a Greek university” of “clipping the wings... for all those who want to continue their studies at Greek universities to be able to do so,” said... Democracy and SYRIZA. The centre-right party believes that Greek universities, and schools to some extent
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsa statement decrying the move, labelling the former head of the Greek Navy an “apostate” – a loaded... to create some rare common ground in Greek politics rings somewhat hollow. One only has to look back... assisted Greek banks significantly reduce their exposure to non-performing loans. Although Zavvos ran
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Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021
Apostolakis decline the offer, the Greek prime minister decided to expand the scope of the new... it a high-risk one as Stylianides, who is being given fast-track Greek citizenship, will be an easy... direction.EconomyQ2 delivers timely GDP boostThe Greek authorities welcomed this week the pleasant
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Podcast - The lives and legacy of Mikis Theodorakis
Agoraground-breaking music, which blended Greek popular sounds with classic elements. On this show, we... Panos Stavrianides, an entrepreneur, educator and active member of the Greek American diaspora about...: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/02/mikis-theodorakis-obituary Mikis, a Greek for all
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrigates, to launch an attack on the Communist Party (KKE), including references to the Greek Civil War... pupils in an online article. The article expressed shock at the number of non-Greek names in the class...-nationalist Greek Solution has attracted some support, the emergence of a more convincing force
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IMF maintains cautious view on public finances, sees debt declining slowly
EconomyMacroeconomyStrategy of the Greek authorities submitted earlier in the summer, which see the primary surplus climbing to 2 pct of GDP in 2023, 2.8 pct in 2024 and 3.7 pct of GDP in 2025. The Greek authorities see... that will reach 179.6 pct of GDP. According to the Greek authorities, the debt decline will be much
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Newsletter 314 - 29/10/2021
polarised battle between New Democracy and SYRIZA. Also, in the abrasive, cutthroat world of Greek... with Alpha, Piraeus transactionsThe momentum of positive developments in the Greek banking sector... proceed, Greek banks continue to build up their capital bases and meet regulatory requirements through
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity
PoliticsGreek Politicswas followed by the publication of research by leading Greek experts which highlighted the low tolerance the Greek health system has to a high case load during the pandemic and the higher mortality among... in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health which reveals the weaknesses of Greek hospitals in dealing
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Employment data for 2021 shows 88.3 pct of firms have up to 10 staff, 1 in 5 workers earns below 500 euros
Economythe latest digest of the Greek labour market and a profile of Greek entrepreneurship. The data for 2021 has remained broadly unchanged compared to 2020, with the Greek economy mostly defined from micro... employing up to 50 staff. The total of Greek firms employing less than 50 employees stands at more than
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