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Athens struggles with civil service evaluation, reduction of arrears
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has its hands full at the moment with the effort to complete as many prior actions as possible from the fourth review so there can be a staff-level agreement by the May 24 Eurogroup. Apart from the fact that many of the 88 key deliv...
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to admit defeat in its strategy for containing Covid-19 as health data continues to cause concern and new measures are set to be announced to rein in the virus. Although the coronavirus numbers have been worrying for several days, ...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Office prices and rents saw substantial fall in H1 2014
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Monday for the first time its commercial property price and rent indices. The released data concerns office and retail price and rent levels of prime investment property and cover the period from the first half (H1)...
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Greek households saw net financial wealth plummet by 37.5 pct during crisis
EconomyMacroeconomyΤhe impact on Greek households’ financial wealth and liabilities during the crisis years is examined in a study included in the latest statistical bulletin published by Bank of Greece on Wednesday. The study showed that the net financial wealth of Greek...
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Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017
AgoraGreek banks concluded the release of their fourth quarter (Q4) results last week, which showed an improved financial and asset quality performance overall. Almost all the core banks recorded a positive bottom-line result for Q4 and turned profitable for...
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Greek employers struggling to fill positions with right people
Societytalent, such as seeking candidates from further afield, youth, older workers and women. ManpowerGroup
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EU main destination for exports in 2019, fuel and pharmaceuticals lead way
EconomyFeaturesgeographic reach with exports reaching as far afield as Antarctica. Specifically, exports to the EU
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UK and EU travel restrictions raise concerns for tourism season
PoliticsGreek Politicsvisitors from further afield. On Tuesday, Greece opened its borders to visitors from Israel under
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