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  1. Seven in ten Greeks overweight, extensive new study indicates

    Society

    It they may be renowned for their healthy Mediterranean diet, the regions of Crete and the Aegean islands have the highest percentage of obese people in Greece, according to a new study that has... in the previous twelve months, while one in ten adults has suffered from the condition. Women are four times

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  2. Budget execution slips in Sept as 3.08 bln primary surplus turns to underperformance

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , the Finance Ministry has not yet revised the budget execution bulletin targets aligning then with those... billion on August 20, the government has stopped delaying or postponing payments of non-payroll expenses

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  3. Little trouble for Tsipras in multi-bill vote but bigger problems may lurk over revenues chief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The omnibus bill containing many of the 49 prior actions the coalition has to fulfill to secure the next sub-tranche of bailout funding passed through Parliament without any major problems on Friday... to the legal charges against her, Tsipras's decision to intervene in the service before any court has

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  4. Tsipras sees political mileage in bill for broadcasting licences

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government unveiled on Monday its long-awaited draft legislation for the new broadcasting licence tenders, with the aim of voting the bill through on Saturday. SYRIZA has long pledged to tackle... to the high scepticism among Greeks about their country's media, which has been mostly unregulated

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  5. Disposable income slips 1.6 pct in Q2 on higher income and wealth taxes

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the past six years, disposable income has posted a marked decrease by 13.93 billion or 32.1 percent... billion in Q2. Over the past six years, household consumption has been cut by 8.24 billion or almost 20

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  6. Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is the latest EU official to visit Greece and check on the government’s progress in completing the tasks it has been set... evicted from their homes, which is a feature that has been largely absent from the Greek crisis

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  7. National Bank reveals capital plan, which includes sale of whole Finansbank stake
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    EconomyBanking

    scenario of the stress test. The bank's capital plan has three key pillars aiming to cover total...) of Finansbank in NBG's book stands at 3.4 billion euros, while Finansbank's market cap has climbed to 6.1

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  8. Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The visit of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens has helped clear up to some extent where Athens stands vis a vis its lenders as the deadlines for securing... than waiting for them to reach Greece by sea. He also claimed that Greece has only received 5.9 million

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  9. Eurogroup gives Greece another week to agree measures, keeps tranche and recap funds on hold
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    EconomyProgramme

    Dijsselbloem stressed that “a lot of progress has been done” within a very cooperative process. He also... increases. The book-building process of Piraeus has already started, while those of Eurobank

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  10. General government primary cash surplus narrows to 2.48 bln, arrears almost stable in Sept

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    sub-tranches, the government has indicated it intends to repay arrears of around 3 billion... το the IMF in September. Since the beginning of the year, gross debt has dropped by around 9.6 billion from

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