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  1. Parties ponder next steps as dust settles following local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    not significantly alter the balance of power nationally. For social democrats PASOK, the results which saw

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  2. PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests while also seeing the candidates the conservatives were supporting lose control of the country’s two

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  3. PM makes delayed Israel visit to offer support, express concerns about humanitarian impact
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    citizens against horrific violence, which saw 1,400 killed, while also agreeing that provisions

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  4. Expulsions hasten SYRIZA split as ND ploughs ahead in pursuit of political dominance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    divisions within SYRIZA appear to be coming to a head after a night which saw leader Stefanos Kasselakis

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  5. Building activity resilient, permits higher by 11.1 pct up to July
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Building permits remained on a solid footing in July, rising by 7.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a rise of 13 percent in June, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday. Permits have been growing annually this year except in February, which saw

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  6. Hiring balance up to August improves by 43,573 jobs YoY
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s employment balance stayed negative in August, with 15,826 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in August last year saw -32,966 more departures, suggesting a year-on-year improvement of 17,140 jobs. Total

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  7. PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears determined to pass a controversial tax reform in the teeth of opposition from unions and his own party’s lawmakers. The response from main opposition SYRIZA has been muted, as the leftist party continues to be consumed by internal wrangles which saw

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  8. Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
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    Agora

    , as we saw above. With 2 percent inflation, that makes for 2¾ percent nominal growth. If the 60 percent

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  9. Aug sees second annual drop in building activity with 4 pct decline
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in February, which saw the first annual decline since July last year. The total number of permits issued

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  10. How Greece reduced its unemployment rate to less than 10 pct
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    Agora

    and commerce fully reflect the property market’s difficulties, which saw prices drop by 40 pct

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