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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesreport on pension adequacy measured pension expenditure as a share of per capita GDP. By this measure... of per capita GDP, compared to the EU average of around 65 percent. However, by absolute measures
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If rising card use in Greece meets EU average, VAT revenues would see 3.3 bln boost - study
EconomyMacroeconomy, per capita card usage in Greece is well below the EU average (53 transactions per capita in Greece
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Blueprint for election battle laid out in Parliament debate
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros per year rather than 183 billion euros. “With your stupidities, you lost us 34 billion euros per year,” the conservative leader told Tsipras. The two men also argued over the primary surplus
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Travel balance records 127 mln surplus in Q1, much improved on last year
EconomyMacroeconomywas noted in the average expenditure per trip which came to 301 euros. The average length per trip edged
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesin foreign arrivals, coming to a total of 2.5 million visitors for the month. The average expenditure per trip also rose by 10.7 percent, or 56 euros per trip. Receipts from residents in the EU28 increased
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Crisis-era productivity in Greece lowest among OECD countries
EconomyFeaturesthat in terms of GDP per hour worked, only Greece had a negative reading during the crisis years... gross value added per hour worked was higher than the EU average. However, for the business services
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Travel balance up by 1.4 pct in August as EU arrivals jump by 17 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyarrivals, coming to a total of 6.1 million visitors for the month, although the average expenditure per... percent YoY to 10.35 billion euros. Average expenditure per trip edged down by 1 euro, or 0.2 percent
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New court verdict adds to concern about impact of backpay on fiscal balance
EconomyProgrammeto 800 million euros per year on an ongoing basis and potentially eligible for backpay claims... billion euros per year. Kathimerini suggested the total figure could be somewhere between 11.5 and 17
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Private sector employees increase in 2018 along with average wage rise of 4.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand 35 hours per week. The gross average monthly wage (including full and part-time employment) rose... percent earned more than 1,500 euros per month. Employees aged 30-44 made up the largest proportion
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Population projections show demographic problem set to worsen in coming decades
Societythey have is unlikely to increase. Even if the average number of children per woman increased from 1.5 children to 1.8 children, the average number of births per year from 2018 to 2035 is unlikely to pass
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