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PMI eases to 54.2 in May as exports continue to rise
EconomyMacroeconomystrong growth and improvements in the Greek manufacturing sector. Output slowed to a three-month low, but remained strong, with greater domestic and foreign demand driving production. Manufacturing firms indicated a strong expansion in new business in May, Markit said. Export orders continued
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Newsletter 511 - 03/07/2026
PoliticsELAS’s rise forcing New Democracy and PASOK to adaptELAS’s strong polling performance... declining polls, but internal resistance is strong. The potential recruitment of ex-minister... on bereavement support (known in Greece as “widows’ pensions”) sends a strong signal that the prospect
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Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?
Agora) is without precedent in the history of a sovereign debt restructuring exercise.[1] Put otherwise, while... firmly put on the agenda the follow-up issue of restructuring migration, i.e. from private sector... in December 2012 only nine months after the debt restructuring still exist today? Put otherwise
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agoraof September to 7,000 a day in October. Understandably, this has put a huge strain on the Greek state’s... is appointed to the Asylum Service and First Reception service; put in place an effective return system... set up a service to manage these resources. If Tsipras cannot put his own house in order
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Coalition turns to growth plan for relief from negativity, poor poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicsplaying a key role in promoting the plan, which was put together by Economy Minister Dimitris.... The government’s growth strategy will be put to public consultation at these events. The 260-page scheme... poll published in Saturday’s Parapolitika newspaper put New Democracy almost 15 points ahead
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Greece registers 42,425 asylum seekers at rising rate in two years of EU-Turkey deal
Societydecisions went up notably in 2017 compared to 2016. This was put down to the necessary infrastructure...) of 2016, around which time the EU-Turkey deal was put in place, the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017... to registered totalled 1,906 at the time of the report’s publication. The EU-Turkey deal was put in place
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New increase in flow of refugees to Greece causes unease
Societyprocess. Since the deal was put in place, less than 1,900 failed asylum seekers have been returned... was put in place. The report showed that 42,425 full registrations had taken place in Greece between.... The new spike in arrivals is bound to put increased pressure on a system already severely stretched
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Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
EconomyProgrammein 2017. Finally, Athens has put together data showing that cutting pensions now would also be damaging... their retirement pay, boosting consumption. Eurozone opposition Tsakalotos had the opportunity to put... this summer when its MPs on the Bundestag’s budget committee put on hold the approval of the final
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FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study
EconomyFeatures. Raising the retirement age would put more people back in the labour force, but increase unemployment and put pressure on wages and salaries. The report’s main finding was that such fiscal measures would not be enough to raise GDP, reduce debt and put Greece on a sustainable long-term growth path
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek Politicssurplus targets being reduced from 2021 onwards. Kathimerini reported that Athens aims to put... forecast which put it at 2 percent, and the institutions and foreign banks which put it at 1.8-1.9... that a formal request regarding the primary surplus targets would be put to the Eurogroup in the first
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