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Seven years of demanding the impossible in Greece
Agora, stamps, corporate taxation and increases in social security contributions. When totting all this up... more austerity but brave policy implementation. Somehow, though, the discussion has ended up being
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Industrial turnover soars 13.5 pct in December, drops 5.1 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomybut makes up just a fraction of the total index. The geographical breakdown revealed double-digit... confidence indicator of the European Commission edged up 0.7 points to -5 in January, its highest level since
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Job departures hit 17-year high of 29,817 in January
EconomyMacroeconomyin January 2015. The share of males among total hirings edged up to 59.4 percent in January from 58.5... involved flexible types of work, with part-time and shift work making up for 40.1 and 14.6 of total
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Athens grapples with awkward reduction of tax-free threshold
EconomyProgramme. As a result, the tax credit was cut by up to 200 euros and ranged between 1,900 euros (for a single) up
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Budget primary surplus at 1 bln in Jan as tax revenues outperform
EconomyMacroeconomythe target. This led net revenues, up 10.9 percent to 4.05 billion, to beat their target by 331 million. Expenditure Primary expenditure edged up 1.4 percent to 3.12 billion euros, 58 million lower
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The joke's on Greece
AgoraA Greek businessman, a Greek minister, a Greek opposition MP and a German official go to an economic conference. The German ends up being the only one that defends the Greek position. It may sound... 2016 GDP data might back up). The entrepreneur placed the blame for the failure to conclude
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Greek women in crisis
Agorapregnant women try to work up to their due date, in order to take the leave of 4 months after their baby.... This was the case of Maria Pella who ended up in the hospital with exhaustion in her seventh month
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Industrial production increases by 7.2 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomymovement in IPI mostly reflects soaring electricity production (+28.6 percent), which makes up around 21... manufacturing production, which holds the lion’s share of IPI, edged up 1.1 percent. In contrast, mining
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicsedging up to 17 points from 16.5 last month, although support for both parties eased slightly. Backing... figure has remained relatively stable since November 2015 but the latter has edged up. Only 17
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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsreported that some lawmakers took up the offer but it is not clear whether their proposals... resigned as a SYRIZA MP and gave up his parliamentary seat. In May 2016, the same thing happened
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