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Newsletter 123 - 16/06/2017
from publishing activities (-22.6 percent), information service activities (-18.9 percent.... The budget primary balance posted a surplus of 1.84 billion in the first five months of 2017, up by 26.5... for the services sector recorded a slight improvement in Q1 ELSTAT data showed. Specifically, seven
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
million euros. Overall, the state budget primary balance showed a fall of 486 million euros, landing... percent Split by activity, the accommodation index rose by 1.2 percent YoY in Q4, while the food service... the sensitive subject of church services and the holy communion, in the wake of the government being
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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
Agoraa billion; pharmaceutical spending and medical care via EOPYY, the health service provider... as a natural consequence of the Greek state being effectively bankrupt and needing to balance its books... took a major hit not only as a result of people dropping out the labour force en masse but also due
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The Court of Audit's opinion on new pension cuts and its implications
Legal, or to the recognition of service for the provision of a pension right according to article 73(2), as well... by reasons of public interest and a fair balance is preserved between the existence of such reasons... scientific and expert legal advice as well as tailor-made legal services, proactive guidance and practical
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the heads of the police force and the fire service would be changed. There have been numerous questions about whether the emergency services were quick and organised enough to deal with a fire... last reshuffle before the next general elections, he has to balance any attempt to freshen up his
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Turnover in tourism drops by 19.2 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomy-on-year, while the index for food service activities declined at a milder rate by -10.2 percent. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) travel balance for March, receipts came to 318.5 million euros...The turnover index in accommodation and food services dropped into negative territory in the first
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Turnover in tourism rises by 12.9 pct in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyYoY in Q2, while the food service index increased by 6.2 percent. According to the Bank of Greece Greece’s travel balance rose to 2.42 billion euros in June from 1.36 million euros in May. Receipts...The turnover index in accommodation and food services rose by 12.9 percent year-on-year (YoY
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Watchdog raid strains testy relationship between banks and govt
EconomyBankingtopic a couple of weeks ago when the Greek systemic banks announced a coordinated rise in their service... government would like to have with the bankers during its term. The clean-up of the banks’ balance sheets via... customer charges for various services in the domestic market. The raid lasted up to the late hours
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Turnover in tourism sector rises by 6.1 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyindex rose by 4.3 percent YoY in Q3, while the food service index increased by 10 percent. According to the Bank of Greece Greece’s travel balance rose to 2.63 billion euros in September, equal...The turnover index in accommodation and food services rose by 6.1 percent year-on-year (YoY
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Turnover in tourism drops by 6.5 pct in Q1, reflecting hotel closure impact
EconomyMacroeconomy-related hotel closures, while the food service index decreased at a slower rate by 1.6 percent. According to the Bank of Greece, Greece’s travel balance fell to 31.6 million euros in March from 68.1...The turnover index in accommodation and food services fell by 6.5 percent year-on-year (YoY
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