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  1. Fight against tax evasion yields results, reveals challenges

    Society

    of the Greek economy. In the European Union, Greece has by far the highest rate of self-employed people in its... of revenue administrators takes time,” said the International Monetary Fund in its June review of the Greek... Stiftung publication "Ten Rays of Light in the Greek Crisis”

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  2. Retail's downward slide continued with 8.9 pct sales drop in August

    Economy

    the continued contraction of Greek households’ disposable income on the lower compensation of employees..., according to ELSTAT. In absolute numbers, this corresponds to 12.4 billion euros being wiped out from Greek... is that Greek households prefer to put the little spare money they have in their bank accounts rather than

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  3. Manufacturing PMI slightly down at 47.3 in October

    EconomyProgramme

    Greek Manufacturing PMI slightly eased to 47.3 in October from 47.5 in September, falling further.... Nevertheless, it points to further deflationary pressures in the wider Greek economy. It is noteworthy... of the Greek economy. In particular, economic sentiment slipped by 1.9 points to 91.2 in October further

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  4. Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
    en_GB Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    Myths have fuelled much of outside perceptions of the Greek crisis. From the lazy Greeks... for this supposed mismanagement. Worse still, the information given to the Greek public was misleading. Deputy... story we should keep in minds is that of Cronus, the ancient Greek god that ate his children. Nick

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  5. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that a suitable candidate would be found in 2015 to replace current Greek President Karolos Papoulias... the example of several Greek tech companies, founded by young Greeks, which had been bought out by foreign investors. Indeed, the growth of Greek tech firms is one of the few economic bright spots

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  6. The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect

    Agora

    President Herman Van Rompuy at the opening ceremony of the Greek presidency last week. “But we all..., then, that the Greek people were largely absent from proceedings. A security lockdown stifled any protests... extreme duress. In February 2012, Greek MPs had two days to read around 800 pages that made up the second

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  7. Greece and troika: Bailout tranche, funding gap and debt relief still pending

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to support the Greek banking system that matures on May 21. Stournaras has suggested it could be rolled.... The latter has prompted concern that the Greek market will be flooded by cheap imports, while... the government will not be able to present a debt relief package to the Greek electorate before local

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  8. Unemployment closes 2013 with new high of 27.5 pct in last quarter

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the Greek government and the European Commission call for a decline of the average unemployment by more... the beginning of the Greek crisis, the unemployment rate has almost tripled from the Q4 2009 figure... stress tests, which revealed capital needs for Greek banks at 6.38 billion. The adverse macroeconomic

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  9. To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    not add anything to Greek politics with his vaguely centrist message. The TV presenter, whose documentary... and intentions remain indistinct indicates there is a section of the Greek electorate looking for an outlet... in opinion polls over recent months shook the Greek political establishment and caused concern about

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  10. ELSTAT sees 2013 primary deficit at 8.7 pct of GDP, 40 bln wiped out from economy since 2010

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    their investment portfolio holdings of Greek government securities. The Finance Ministry had indicated in 2014 budget that SMP and ANFA income of 3.11 billion would be excluded under EAP rules. Greek media... the distribution of social dividend”. It is worth remembering that the Greek government has recently agreed

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