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More lost ground made up in Aug as travel surplus nears 3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyoutbreak, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday. Although performance more than... billion euros for the month, more than doubling year-on-year, from 1.38 billion. Travel payments rose..., to 756.3 euros, however it is much higher than the 595.5 euros average of 2019. Travel receipts from
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Travel receipts of 2.18 bln in Sep as arrivals pick up and spending per trip increases
EconomyMacroeconomymore than doubled, the balance is well below the 2.67 billion euros seen in September 2019. However.... Receipts came to 2.18 billion euros for the month, more than doubling year-on-year, from 867.6 million... increased by 10.7 percent, to 717.6 euros, and much higher than the 551.6 euros average of 2019
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan seven months earlier. While the earlier measure was aimed at increasing the number of booster..., Mitsotakis also pointed out that vaccination rates in the over-60 age group in Greece is lower than other... than those in its fellow EU member state. In adopting the measure, apart from shielding
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more than seven months... that vaccination rates in the over-60 age group in Greece is lower than other countries. He said... these figures and the fact that Greek hospitals are under much greater pressure than those in its
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Newsletter 322 - 07/01/2022
rather than wait until the end of his four-year term in 2023. The government’s recent difficulties... down if more than half the students contract the virus. The government believes that since Omicron... school environment rather than mixing socially if the Christmas holiday is extended. Kerameus also
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Despite job losses in Q4 2021, year closes with positive hirings balance
EconomyMacroeconomybalance of 79,129 more departures than hires in November. The balance in December 2020 was positive... balance of 70.048 more firings than hirings. The highest positive balance was noted in May, with 95,166 more hires than departures. Total hirings in December came to 193,008 versus 195,606 departures
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Newsletter 328 - 18/02/2022
on the number. Government sources had already indicated that the rise would be much higher than... and that the revenues earned from visitors this year would be higher than in 2021. The premier’s... in Greece stand at 28.9 pct based on the latest available data for 2020, or more than 3 million people
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Govt weighs up impact of Ukraine war on recovery, waits for decisions at EU level
PoliticsGreek Politicspronounced than initially expected and Greece has soon to work on its 2023-2026 Medium Term Fiscal Strategy... that revenues from indirect taxes were already 280 million euros lower than the target in January. It is also... ministers are due to meet again in less than three weeks. It is also hoping that ECB policy will remain
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One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations
EconomyFeaturesmore than twice the number of startups, with 35 per 100,000 people. The overwhelming majority of Greek... employ fewer than 10 people, while in the Found.ation report around 7 in 10 startups consist of fewer than 5 people. Only a couple of outliers employ more than 100 people. Economic impact The Hellenic
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Mitsotakis sweeps aside election talk as ND continues to suffer in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsif it gains around 35 pct of the vote, rather than around 38 pct under the scheme adopted..., when he displayed less than absolute confidence that even with the bonus seats his party would have... by one party or more than one party,” said Mitsotakis, adding that the goal is to achieve stability
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