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  1. Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    strong opposition to plans to relax restrictions on building and commercial activity at Greek beaches... campaign against privatisation after the government decided this week to drop plans to sell majority

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  2. Lower expenditure helps Greece post 707 mln primary budget surplus in first half of 2014
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    Economy

    lower levels (less than 600 million for each item) indicating a strong fiscal performance in June... drop at 27.7 percent in June and 10.5 percent in the 6-month to 3.35 billion, 247 million short

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  3. Car sales continue to rise in July but at slower pace of 25.9 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    since January 2012. Following the strong performance in July, the 7-month figure surged 28.1 percent to 63,026 motor cars. In the corresponding period last year, there was a drop of 2.5 percent

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  4. Moody's upgrades Greek rating by two notches to Caa1 - here's why

    Economy

    to Moody’s, the three key factors that triggered the rating upgrade were the strong improvement... is projected to drop to 2.9 percent of GDP. The improving economic environment, with the recovery

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  5. Car sales up by 20.8 pct in August but rise continues to slow

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , following a drop exceeding 30 percent in each of the preceding three years. In absolute terms, car...) the double-digit rebound in car sales this year mainly stems from improved consumer confidence and strong

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  6. Greece sees travel receipts rise again in July to reach 2.74 bln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in travel receipts fully reflects a strong rise in international tourist arrivals by 29.4 percent... to 10.49 million. In addition, the double-digit drop in travel spending per trip in July, led

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  7. Primary surplus narrows to 2.4 bln in October as revenues miss target

    Economy

    a strong performance in September (+15.1 percent). As a result, the 10-month figure fell 1.2... of a 107 million surplus. The continuous weakness reflects a drop in PIB revenues by 12.4 percent

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  8. Greek current account surplus up to 1.6 bln in September after fourth straight rise

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent. Following another strong performance in September, the 9-month C/A surplus further grew to 3.75...) and – to a lesser extent – from lower income deficit (by 430 million) mitigated by a drop

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  9. Newsletter 4 - 21/11/2014

    Newsletters

    in 2014 as well as the anticipated strong GDP recovery of 2.9 percent in 2015. The government has also... drop in August. September’s figure is the fourth positive reading this year. The rise reflects

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  10. OECD sees more growth, falling unemployment in Greece

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (from 26.7 percent) in 2015. An additional drop of 1 pp to 24.1 percent is projected for 2016... stressed that reducing debt to prudent levels will require years of solid growth and a strong fiscal

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