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Parties vie for voters' attention as New Democracy prepares for congress
PoliticsGreek Politics. At the same time, the coalition is highlighting that some pensioners will see their retirement pay... being awarded pay that was deemed to have been illegally cut in 2012. An amendment submitted
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Athens waits for green light from Eurogroup so it can settle IMF loans early
EconomyProgrammethe European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to pay off some or all of its loans to the International Monetary Fund... the money it owes to the IMF. The government has made no secret of its desire to pay off early some
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Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the investigation into around 120 million euros that Hellenic Fertilisers (ELFE) failed to pay... with North Macedonia but it is not certain that New Democracy’s efforts to capitalise on this will pay
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the programme. The disbursement would also allow the government to move ahead with its plan to pay off... for Hellenic Fertilisers (ELFE), a company which failed to pay tens of millions of euros in gas bills
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Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
EconomyProgrammeGreek authorities appear to be working in parallel on the two goals Athens has set following the completion of the second post-programme review: To issue another sovereign bond and to pay off some... are at 1.5 percent,” he said. “When you pay off the loans prematurely, you help restructure your debt so
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Greece tax wedge rises two places to 13th highest among OECD countries, report finds
EconomyFeaturesto an average single Greek worker having a take-home pay after taxes and benefits of 73.9 percent versus... percent for this category. This translates to an average gross take-home pay after tax and family
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SYRIZA tries to build on "positive" measures but polls yet to register bounce
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the measures and that extra revenues are expected from the schemes allowing debtors to pay off... full-month’s pay, is a pre-election gimmick. In a speech in Larissa, central Greece, on Wednesday
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NPEs down by 13 pct to 81.8 bln in 2018, but BoG highlights continuing credit risk
EconomyBankingreached 3.7 billion euros. ‘Unlikely to pay’ and loans past due by 1-90 days are good indicators of how credit risk is developing. There are some positive signs in the reduction of ‘unlikely to pay
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MPs to vote on changes to governing process as opposition hits out at ND
PoliticsGreek Politicspay to be issued. Pensions have been a point of conflict between SYRIZA and New Democracy since... the number of pensioners waiting to receive their retirement pay and that the reform carried out
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ND unveils development bill it sees as catalyst for growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsto pay part-time workers their regular wage plus 12 percent if they stay longer than their normal hours. Also, employers will be deemed in breach of contract if they do not pay their workers for any
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