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Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
Agoraeconomy back into deflation the costs, for creditor countries as well as for debtors, of a long stagnation, seem far more important than the loss associated with the debt restructuring. The second key... to address the problem of unsustainable debt, so far hidden under the rug, and to finally acknowledge
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agorathe economy. Voters wanted to hear how their lives would be better under Harris, and that meant talking... Americans this election cycle was encapsulated in James Carville’s famous dictum, “IT’S THE ECONOMY... shaped by Fox News and the proliferating far right-wing internet media echo chamber and not MSNBC
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Newsletter 502 - 24/04/2026
left or right; it is drifting away. What voters care about is also shifting. The economy remains... million support package on Wednesday. The measures, funded by a far larger‑than‑expected primary... intervention suggest that the political cost of the OPEKEPE affair is far from spent.EconomyGreece braces
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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
is an idiosyncratic party, far from the European leftwing, even it would struggle to find a balance between the Left... of the situation and inquire where do we go from here. As the Greek real economy has been turned into a predominantly cash-based economy, citizens and businesses have reluctantly had to learn to live without
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Investment: The forgotten casualty of the Greek crisis
Agorathe depression that engulfed the economy has been investment, or lack thereof. At its peak in 2007... and the multiplying effect they have on the economy was captured in the famous research conducted by the IMF... investment spending. The depression that the economy has experienced since has altered both
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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
Economy, ND feeling Covid-19 pinch Staikouras warns of poor Q2, searches for more fiscal space... as the impact of the coronavirus on the economy becomes more pronounced. The last few days have also made... of the difficulties in the real economy are evident in the high number of firms seeking some form
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Unpaid taxes for September fall to 1.03 bln but up 56.5 pct so far this year
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter peaking at 1.42 billion euros in August, the monthly rate of Greece’s unpaid taxes dropped to 1.03 billion in September, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS) on Tuesday. The September figure is simila...
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Greek tax wedge remained far above OECD average in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyThe tax wedge in Greece remained well above the OECD average in 2015, according to the OECD Taxing Wages 2016 report released on Tuesday. OECD defines tax wedge on labour income as a ratio with the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus ...
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IMF far more pessimistic than eurozone on Greek debt, urges significant relief
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund's updated Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) sees Greek debt as being highly unsustainable and stresses that even with the full implementation of the policies included in the third eurozone bailout programme, both debt an...
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Primary surplus up to 3.9 pct of GDP in 2016, far above target
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government primary surplus climbed to 3.9 percent of GDP in 2016, according Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) first notification published on Friday. The headline figure confirms recent comments made by the government and top euro...
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