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Credit contraction eases to 0.9 pct in August
                EconomyMacroeconomy. The balance remained below the 24-billion-euro mark and came to 23.82 billion. There has been credit
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General govt primary cash surplus at 4.51 bln in eight-month, arrears increase to 6.03 bln
                EconomyMacroeconomythat the figure has fallen below the 50-billion euro mark. The driving factor behind the fall
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Birth rate rises by 1.1 pct in 2016 but remains under 100,000
                SocietyHellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released statistics which present an overview of demographics and societal trends in Greece in 2016. The report shows that in 2016, a total of 92,898 live births were registered, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the previous year. However, births
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Unemployment falls to 21 pct in July, lowest since Nov 2011
                EconomyMacroeconomyunemployment to stand at 21.9 percent for 2017. The OECD has said that it expects the jobless rate
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China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
                Agora. The surge of Chinese exports to most of these countries has further increased the trade deficit
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Net job hirings of 17,128 in September after brief dip
                EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to last September, when a positive hirings balance of 7,788 was recorded, this year’s figure has
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Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
                SocietyThe Public Opinion Research Department of the University of Macedonia has released the results of a survey which show that Greeks have a generally favourable view of Russia and its leader. The survey revealed that 57.5 percent of Greeks had a positive opinion about Russia. The response was stronger
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CPI rises for ninth straight month in Sept with 1 pct increase
                EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in September, up slightly from the 0.9 percent increase noted in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. This means the reading has remained positive for nine months in a row after four years of deflation
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Greek population among highest for poverty risk, Eurostat survey shows
                SocietyEurostat’s annual at-risk-of-poverty data updated for 2016 on the occasion of the the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 showed that Greece has one of the highest percentage of population which is at risk of poverty in the European Union (EU). Specifically, the share
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Revision sees 2016 fiscal surplus at 0.5 pct of GDP
                EconomyMacroeconomybalance for 2016 has been downward revised to 0.5 percent of GDP, from 0.7 percent in April
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