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SYRIZA inches towards electing new leader, keeps up attacks on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA is stepping up preparations for its leadership election, which is just over 3 weeks away... to sign up on the day of the first election to be able to participate in the vote. The party hopes... in the summer. The formula of opening up the membership process to newcomers is tried and tested
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Warning from producer prices as most categories rise YoY in July, index up 1.4 pct MoM
EconomyMacroeconomyon Wednesday. The index was in negative territory for most of 2020 and up to March 2021, when it grew annually... the rolling 12-month period is up by 6.7 percent. The products sold in the domestic market dropped 5.9... increased by 0.5 percent, capital goods were up by 3.7 percent, durables up by 2.7 percent and non
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Hiring balance up to August improves by 43,573 jobs YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyare up by 5,079 year-on-year, while voluntary exits were down by 4,322. Hires were up by 17,897 jobs compared to August last year, while departures are also up by just 757. The proportion of hirings for full-time work came to 49 percent. Part-time and shift work made up 41 percent and 10 percent
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Alpha NII rises 6 pct YoY to 829 mln, commissions income up 14 pct
EconomyBanking) in H1 was 635 million euros, from 558 million in H1 2023, up by 14 percent. Asset quality The NPE ratio... in H1 and 73 percent from collateral. P&L NII was 829 million euros in H1, up by 6 percent year... million euros last year, up by 14 percent. Trading income was up to 68 million euros, from 53 million
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Inflation up to 2.7 pct in July as housing costs keep rising
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) picked up pace in July with a rise of 2.7 percent..., from a rise of 0.5 percent in June. In July 2023, the CPI was up by 2.5 percent YoY. The price... by 4.3 percent and health increased by 1.9 percent. Education was up by 3.5 percent. Housing costs
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Travel receipts recover in Sep, up 4.1 pct in 9M to 18.76 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 3.32 billion euros in 2023, up 7.9 percent year-on-year. Travel payments dropped by 13.8 percent to 186.8 million euros. The number of arrivals in September reached 5.48 million, up 6.6 percent... expenditure per trip was stable up by just 0.3 percent to 623.5 euros from 621.4 euros in 2023. For the nine
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey have felt cornered by events and the opposition’s actions. “We have an opposition that is not up... - this proves there is no cover up on behalf of the government. He noted that HARSIA was set up... they felt that it was being set up with the aim of protecting the government. Opposition persists
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Exports produce strong finish to 2024 but trade deficit up 8 pct to 34.61 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyand ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 5.3 percent, at 27.63 billion euros. Imports from EU countries were up by 2.8 percent to 43.38 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were also up... billion euros, and non-EU exports were up by 2.7 percent at 22.48 billion euros.
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Seasonal factors push up retail sales growth to 7.6 pct YoY in Apr
EconomyMacroeconomywas up by 1 percent. Compared to April 2024, automotive fuel was down by 6.3 percent, non-food... and food and beverages were up by 20.6 percent. Clothing and footwear also recorded a rise of 1 percent... of prices, with fuels up by 4.7 percent, a 12.9 percent rise in foods and non-food up by 7 percent
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Tourism on track for new record season as receipts rise by 12.5 pct up to July
EconomyMacroeconomy4.52 billion euros, compared to 3.93 billion euros in 2024, up 15 percent year-on-year (YoY... 6.76 million, up 6.4 percent YoY. Arrivals from the EU totalled 4.24 million, of which 2.6 million... to 1.62 billion euros. Average expenditure per trip was up by 7.2 percent to 632 euros from 589
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