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  1. Tsipras denies Grexit plan, has work to do to keep Greece in euro

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for an agreement, which is set to include more fiscal measures than previous offers, but it is still not certain.... A government non-paper stressed that the new deal would cover Greece for a longer period than... to convince his MPs to support it, especially as more than 61 percent of voters rejected a deal

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  2. At risk of poverty/social exclusion rate in Greece edged up to 36 pct in 2013
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    Society

    than Greek nationals (37.6 percent). EU citizens (50.5 percent) living in Greece were also more likely to be at risk than Greek nationals. The data, derived from the 2014 Survey on Income and Living..., which was 3.3 percentage points lower than the 2012 figure. At the other end of the age scale

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  3. Unemployment rate slips to 25.6 pct in April, lowest since July 2012

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    since July 2012. On a non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) basis the unemployment rate fell by more than 2..., the number of unemployed has more than tripled from the 425,000 posted in April 2008. The NSA figures... for males to 22.2 percent, while that for females eased by less than 1 pp to 29.8 percent

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  4. Revenues 705 mln short in June but expenditure above target by 961 mln

    Economy

    ), which more than offset the revenue shortfall by 1.68 billion. On a monthly basis, revenues (before... better than target and PIB balance 430 million above target The 6-month budget deficit remained almost... better than target. Our understanding is that the government stepped up its efforts to rein in payments

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  5. New Democracy finds compromise but SYRIZA seemingly heading for clash
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    committee. More than half of the committee's 200 members voted against the agreement Tsipras brought.... SYRIZA’s Left Platform wants a more substantial dialogue than Tsipras is offering at the moment... that he can be seen to be in charge of the process rather than at the mercy of rebels. Things appear

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  6. Total health spending down to 8.65 pct of GDP as public healthcare sees big drop

    Society

    the country’s statistics agencies that shows the drop is greater than previously reported. The Hellenic... funding as a percentage of GDP was higher in 2010 than previously recorded (9.84 percent as compared... lower than previously reported. Following OECD standards, the new data looks at healthcare expenditure

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  7. General gov't primary cash surplus shrinks in first half of 2015 as state arrears grow

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The general government (gg) primary cash surplus contracted by more than 1.6 billion euros to 238... budget widened by more than 1.1 billion euros to 1.72 billion in the 6-month period and remained... to a worsening fiscal position by more than 1.4 billion vis-a-vis the same period last year fully reflecting

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  8. Lafazanis out of blocks early, announces anti-bailout party ahead of bailout vote

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    SYRIZA but also as a potential pool of support that could give the new party higher ratings than... rebellion than in previous bailout-related votes last month should be expected. It is likely... the parliamentary committees began debating the third bailout on Thursday, rather than Wednesday as Prime

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  9. Tsipras bides his time on confidence vote, weighs up options
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    than 120 of the 300 lawmakers to back him. The government has 162 MPs but the prospect of Tsipras getting more than 150 votes seems slim as this would involve many of the 44 deputies who failed... Tsipras. Options However, the question is whether Tsipras will accept a result that gives him less than

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  10. Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015

    Newsletters

    it through more than a few months. The key numbers involved in a bail-in Senior debt bondholders... fell further to 120.83 billion, which is the lowest reading in more than 12 years. Since last December, total outflows reached 44.42 billion euros, more than 27 percent of the total deposits balance

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