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U.S. and China are still in reconnaissance mode, but for how long?
Agoralargely suggest that he might be tempted to consider a tough bargain with Beijing rather than... for the new administration to develop a differentiated tariff rate for China, rather than an across... will be easier said than done and will take time. This may – partly at least – explain why, starting from 1
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
within New Democracy than marking a clean break with the first part of the PM’s second term. The attempt... resigned less than 48 hours after being appointed. Deputy Development Minister Aristos Doxiadis... percentage points lower than in January. Course for Freedom has grown its support by 10 points to 15.9 pct
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Konstantopoulou dominates opposition politics as PASOK and SYRIZA struggle to make mark
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 30 pct since New Democracy came to power, with more voter-friendly measures later this year... than 50,000 euros is something that the government is hoping to implement in the coming months. SYRIZA... pct, but this is 2.3 points lower than in February. Mitsotakis also remains the most popular party
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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe product of longstanding errors and failings rather than an organised deception that took place on its... garnered more than 3 pct. The percentage of undecided voters remained relatively stable at 8.9 pct. In the projected results, ND gets 28.5 pct, almost two points lower than in May, while PASOK gets 13.1
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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto gain more than 3 pct (ranging from 3.5 to 5.3 pct). Movement for Democracy is on 2.9 pct, with Niki... that the image they have of the justice campaigner is worse now than it was a few days ago. Nevertheless, more than 24 pct of those questioned said that it is “very” or “quite” likely that they would
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Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026
than maintaining a principled stance. Cyprus flashpoint The deployment to Cyprus has become... reserves; a disruption lasting more than a month could hit consumers hard. Inflation risks returning... barrel, a figure that now looks increasingly optimistic. Brent crude surged by more than ten per cent
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Taking a macro snapshot
Agorawidely known is the figure of 17% of Greece’s labour force being unemployed for more than one year... is depressing enough, the figure that represents over 800’000 Greeks out of a job for more than a year... higher than the May and June 2012 period, orders are at the same levels, both indices have rebounded
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Is VAT all you've got?
Agora, the symbolism of the reduction is perhaps more important than its economic impact. Samaras presented... for Greece but much less than a triumphant achievement. From the troika’s side, it appears more of an attempt to fob the government off rather than a genuine concession aimed at stimulating the economy
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Tech start-ups click into place to fight off Greek recession
Societyobstacles for Greek entrepreneurs in all sectors. Between 2009 and 2011, more than 486,000 businesses... that was founded by two Greeks in 2001 and is now active in 32 cities around the world with more than 500.... There are more than 200 companies active in a sector which only had a few firms before the crisis. Among
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agoraof Golden Dawn members in handcuffs would remind people that there is a force larger than them... support for Golden Dawn at 10 percent, more than 2 percentage points higher than about a month... with Greeks' notorious lack of confidence in institutions. For more than a decade, public surveys have found
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