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A tax credit for Greece: The significance of an independent public revenue service
Agoraof structural reforms. One of the most significant breakthroughs, however, came in its tax administration... institutional capacity, was in a dire state, or stuck in the 1930s as one official told you. Based... is rudimentary and superficial at best. Your book underlines that Greece went almost from one end
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PM offers vision of stronger post-pandemic Greece, as ND reaps approval in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry spokesman Sotiris Tsiodras reported 31 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 2,145, and one...”. Rounding off on one of his favourite themes, the prime minister said he hoped that the crisis would... by an Interview poll. One in four respondents in the Interview poll said they were in favour of the lockdown
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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesbut also compared to its immediate neighbours in the Balkans. Connectivity One of the factors holding... to the “Digital Reboot” report, one in three Greek SMEs uses no digital tools whatsoever, and one in four... put in place one of the most state-of-the-art government Cloud services systems starting in 2014
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Greece's EU journey: Solidarity hard to come by, but two-way approach also lacking
Agorathe first European elections in 1979, Schmidt called for “a Europe of solidarity, where one country... questioned to “describe in one word the EU today” 33.5% of the participants say, “lack of solidarity... in the Union. Some recent examples could justify this. One of the main concerns currently
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agorafor Greece would have been much more testing. As things stand, Greece is, proportionately, one... and not cooperative, we will only become convinced once we see the effective results in the future. One or two... ineffective, discriminatory, set up a new clientele (of which Greece is already overflowing), and pit one
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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agorathe resurgence of infections in Albania, the narrative practically writes itself. On the one hand, when... tourist season was over. It also extended curfew by one hour, and reiterated its mask mandate in indoor... that Albania was one of the firsts in the Western Balkans to begin administering vaccines. In a sense
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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agorafor the general government net real capital stock—one for Greece and, as a comparator, one.... · The euro-19 countries have seen their capital stock remain relatively stable to GDP. This means, on the one... the range of 40-60 percent of GDP that is common in OECD countries. One of the authors has worked
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S&P moves Greece closer to investment grade, puts focus on budget and growth
EconomyS&P on Friday night upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘BB+’, while the outlook was revised from positive to stable. Greece is now just one notch away from securing an investment grade with S&P. At ‘BB’, Fitch is one notch behind and two from investment grade and Moody’s at ‘Ba3’ one
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Where is Odysseus? Part 2 - Uncertainty
Agorapatience, because upon reflection, we need to respond to a very good comment by one of the readers... is not a sure-fire solution to demographic transition. While the current baseline sits higher than the one... falling on trend. Demographers have developed two big theories about fertility, one is “The First
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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyhand has Greece at ‘BB (High)’ that is one notch below investment grade by its rating table. Greece so far this year has one upgrade by S&P to ‘BB+’ that is also just one notch before the investment grade, DBRS had upgraded Greece by one notch back in March, whereas Fitch has kept Greece at ‘BB
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