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Tsakalotos eyes conclusion of review and debt talks, will not dispute pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeand the debt, then we’ll see.” The idea of the lenders agreeing to the pension cuts being put off, unless.... The finance minister’s comments suggest that, at the very least, the government does not want....” The minister’s comments highlight one of the potential stumbling blocks in the weeks ahead
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Athens moves quickly to scrap pension cuts as Eurogroup inches forward on euro reform
EconomyProgrammeoff any hopes the coalition has of issuing a bond in the coming months. “Let me just say that the objective, now that Greece is out of the programme, is very clear: Greece should strengthen its growth... meeting in Brussels was the effort to strengthen the eurozone. One of the areas on which
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
than one front. support via the so-called “positive measures.” Also, with Tsipras due to speak... as uncomfortable as possible for the SYRIZA leader and prevent him from taking the shine off the start... that they will support it in Parliament. In reality, Tuesday’s meeting cleared up very little apart
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Minimum wage increase set for end of January amid concerns about economic impact
Economyfaces a very delicate fiscal balancing act going forward, and more than one voice has warned about... in an interview to the French newspaper Humanite, the decree is due to signed off at the end of January
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PPC lignite unit bids fall flat in blow to privatisations
EconomyFeaturesan obstacle as it emerged that the bid process for two lignite units had attracted very little interest. PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit in Florina from Mytilineos which was reportedly... plants off the table, and allow for some more time to rework the Megalopolis tender. If the lack
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Newsletter 197 -8/03/2019
off on these figures. According to the proposal put together by the government, borrowers... of their home is below 250,000 euros and they fulfil certain wealth criteria. One of those conditions..., which represents a very slight deceleration compared to the quarter-on-quarter rise of 0.8 percent
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Early IMF repayment next goal for Athens after concluding second post-MoU review
EconomyProgrammethat it can pay off early at least some of the 10 billion euros it owes to the International Monetary... Commission, the Eurogroup that took place in Bucharest last week approved the disbursement of nearly one... Parliament elections on May 26 as the conditions in the Greek debt market remain very favourable
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How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
Agoraa collapse similar to PASOK, losing more than one million votes compared to 2009. Exit poll data from..., getting 19 percent of the vote, compared to 14 percent for ND. But the conservatives had a very... for September. Greeks were not put off by those tumultuous months and gave Tsipras another chance
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA and New Democracy have very different approaches. “The people who did not vote for us have... security contributions, the bonus for pensioners and the VAT reductions in one form or another. This has... but the move paying off because it delivered more revenues, rather than less as the creditors had expected.
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Study outlines economic potential of targeting senior and health tourism
Societyhave created two very large markets that in the not too distant past practically did not exist... suffer from some kind of chronic condition, while one in three had hearing loss and 30 percent fell... to attract senior travellers to the country during low-priced, off-peak seasons such as spring or autumn
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