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Open wounds that burn forests
AgoraNinety-one forest fires within 24 hours were recorded in Tuesday’s report by the Fire Service. After the distress of the extensive destruction on Kythira, it was the turn of Zakynthos, which holds... occasion, let’s express our gratitude and our active support. On the scene of a fire let’s offer them
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Primary cash balance posts deficit of 46 mln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash balance stood at a deficit of 46 million euros... on Friday. This year’s figure includes arrears’ repayments of 1.11 billion, of which 306 million... billion a year ago. As previously noted, this year’s figure includes a one-off item of around 2 billion
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Current account surplus at 842.3 million in June, assisted by services balance
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account (C/A) balance turned to a surplus of 842.3 million euros in June from... of 24 percent of the Independent Power Transmission Operator S.A. (IPTO) by the United Kingdom’s State... in June from 6.26 billion in May, decreasing from last year’s figure of 6.85 billion.
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Athens readies labour legislation, but not to cross off prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politics’s standing with at least some voters. The coalition has long made it clear that it wants to bolster... the government’s achievements and try to reverse the tide of criticism that has left the coalition... media, with SYRIZA being painted as apologists for Joseph Stalin’s crimes by some and New Democracy
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Alpha Bank remains profitable in Q2, NPEs reduced further
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank’s reported net profit stood at 1 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 including... revenues from the bank’s participation in project financing. In addition, increased commissions were... at 17.8 percent in June. It is worth noting that the book value of Alpha’s Greek government bonds (GGBs
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GDP rises by 0.5 pct in Q2 as signs of recovery emerge
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP grew by 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second... in 2016, Greece’s GDP grew by 0.8 percent, following a 0.4 percent year on year growth in the first.... Final consumption retains the lion’s share of GDP, making up 91 percent of the total figure in Q2
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Budget primary surplus at 3.54 bln in August, 29 mln off target on tax refunds, low revenues
EconomyMacroeconomymonths of 2017, a rise of 67.4 percent against last year’s figure of 2.12 billion euros, the Finance Ministry’s (MoF) final budget execution bulletin showed on Monday. The eight-month primary surplus up... months. While the figure represents a sharp rise from last year’s amount of 58 million euros
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Economic sentiment breaks 100-point mark in Sept, consumer confidence up by 3.3 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued its positive trend in September, rising by 1.6 points compared to August’s increase by 0.8 points, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday.... Retail trade turned neutral after August’s figure of -3.6, and construction picked up by 12.3 points
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General govt primary cash surplus at 4.51 bln in eight-month, arrears increase to 6.03 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus rose by 509 million euros from the previous year to 4.51 billion in the first eight months of 2017 according to the Finance Ministry’s (MoF... government showed a surplus of 46 million euros, entering positive territory after last month’s
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Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
Societysentiment in Greece, which seems to have worsened with Trump’s election. They also show that European...-Europe stance of Greece appears to stem from the logic that it is in Greece’s interests... countries surveyed. That survey revealed that Russia’s image was positive in just three of the 37
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