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Summer optimism undermined by uptick in Covid-19 indicators and subdued expectations for tourism
PoliticsGreek Politics, with occupancy rates in Covid ICU units remaining at more than 70 pct. Meanwhile, wastewater monitoring from some Greek cities has indicated rises in undiagnosed infection rates in the aftermath
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IMF raises outlook on Greek debt sustainability to merely 'uncertain'
Economysignificantly, although the fund noted that it is uncertain if those low rates will be sustained... concessional terms to market rates. The IMF sees the Greek economy growing by 3.3 pct this year and 5.4 pct
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
Agoraproductivity per person employed (the level of productivity) and also have sound growth rates... to the same quarter of a year earlier (to avoid seasonality). Figure 2 shows the growth rates for the economy
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Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVaccination rates across Greece are beginning to diverge, leading experts to make further appeals to citizens to overcome their hesitancy and scepticism. While the political leadership continues... in the over-80s the rate is 67 pct, compared rates approaching 100 pct in comparable European countries. On Monday
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it might bring a fourth wave ahead of the autumn, due to its high transmission rates which have seen... coming out of the UK, where the variant has become dominant despite relatively high vaccination rates
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BoG sees growth of 4.2 pct this year but warns of multiple challenges ahead
Economyinvestment and close the gap which accumulated during the previous debt crisis, leading to growth rates... into a sovereign debt crisis. The absorption of EU funds will be key in pushing up the growth rates
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Newsletter 303 - 02/07/2021
to make more liquidity available and to do so at low interest rates. The Finance Ministry is expecting... rates of 5.3 pct and 3.9 pct in 2022 and 2023 respectively. As support measures had to be extended
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Rethymno district on Crete, as well as the southern suburbs of Athens, where positivity rates... in Kathimerini newspaper, one in four local authorities have vaccination rates below 30 pct
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
to be announced by Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday. The low vaccination rates among frontline... a targeted The low vaccination rates among frontline hospital staff have been a cause for concern from
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicscoverage rates. On Thursday Kathimerini newspaper quoted internal police statistics showing that up... rates are lowest in the fire service, where just over half the force is vaccinated. Wildfire debate
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