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Travel balance falls by 97.8 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance fell to 4.6 million euros in April from 31.6 million a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) data has shown. This is equal to an decrease of 97.8 percent year-on-year (YoY). Receipts came to 7.3 million euros for the month, falling by 89.7 percent YoY. Travel payments also
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Tourism sector struggles as it prepares for full reopening in July
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has hinted heavily that it intends to broaden the scope the parliamentary enquiry
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Budget primary deficit of 4.80 bln confirmed for May as Covid-19 measures hit
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 4.84 billion euros in the first five months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 916 million noted in May 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for May showed on Thursday. The budget for May has been widely considered
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Retail turnover drops by 24.7 pct in April, volume also down by 24.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyto -6.2 in June. Compared to June 2019, consumer confidence has recovered by 14 points. After dropping
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New tax debt at 2.21 bln to Mar, up by 545 mln month-on-month
EconomyMacroeconomyThe month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 545 million euros in March, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown. New tax debt totalled 2.21 billion, lower than the figure for the same period last year by 16 percent. In February, the increase in new tax
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Alpha seals bad loans sale deal, lenders brace for NPE management in Covid-19 era
EconomyBankingamounts to 21 percent of the principal amount and the transaction has a neutral capital impact, NBG
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Overdue social security contributions rise to 36.32 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomymillion from 456.9 million in Q4 2019. Overall, KEAO has collected revenues of 6.06 billion since
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OECD forecasts unemployment increase into 2021
EconomyFeaturesThe OECD has released its employment outlook for 2020 in the context of the coronavirus crisis, highlighting the impact that the pandemic will have on the global job market. It showed that under the single hit scenario, Greece’s employment growth is set to fall by 3.5 percent this year and by 1
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Building permits fall by 22.4 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to the same month last year, construction confidence has decreased by 0.3 points.
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PM in search of recovery fund boost as parties clash over latest Novartis episode
PoliticsGreek Politics, has been charged with abuse of power and breach of duty, among other things. The government argues
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