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Will the real men of unity please stand up?
Agorarather than joke. After all, would humorous references about the way that politicians from other... to the “troika” of lenders, rather than the “institutions” mentioned in official documents, knowing this would.... “It is this egotism motivated by nationalism that disconcerts me more than anything else today,” he told
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Primary surplus at 1.24 bln in Feb on lower spending and recovering revenues
Economy, primary expenditure was 591 million better than target, PIB balance was 318 million better than expected, while tax refunds were 145 million higher than target. A broadly similar pattern was also evident... dropped 1.7 percent to 6.31 billion, 591 million better than target. As expected, interest payment
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Growing uncertainty weighs on Greek shares and bonds
Economy. Over the last two months (since January 25 elections) they have lost more than 44 percent... to 21.26 percent, more than 4.5 pp higher from the 16.7 percent recorded on February 23, one day after... and settled at 11.1 percent, more than 1.5 pp higher than the February 23 rate of 9.57 percent. Greece
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Greek current account deficit widens to 847 mln in Jan as exports fall further
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's current account (C/A) deficit widened to 847 million euros in January 2015, more than 2.5 times higher than the previous year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The negative movement... in the travel surplus, which more than doubled YoY to 10.63 million. This mainly reflects an increase
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsand then held a working dinner that lasted for more than four hours, which was seen as unusually long... was a result of a detailed discussion about points of convergence or difference rather than due to a falling...” and to seek a different “policy mix” rather than a complete change of direction. Although he criticised
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Greek women having children later, young people taking longer to fly the family coop
Societywith their Portuguese, Italian and Spanish counterparts, Greek mothers aged less than 30 recorded... they were generally 3.3 years older than their brides, with neighbouring Bulgaria recording... than that of Croatia (15.4 percent) and Cyprus (18.6 percent). Greece along with Romania were the only
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New unpaid taxes rising steadily, reach 3.5 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyagainst the legacy tax arrears in Q1 corresponds to more than one-third of the annual target of 1.7 billion, implying that this tax collection is currently better than target. At the same time, revenue... from audits on large corporations amounted to 106.5 million in Q1 corresponding to slightly less than
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Commission slashes 2015 Greek growth forecast to 0.5 pct, sees debt rising
Economybefore. The EC growth estimate for 2015 is lower than the latest Finance Ministry forecast of 1.4... anticipated in its winter forecasts. For 2016, investment growth projections have been more than halved..., the EC underscores that weaker-than-expected revenues due to lower growth prospects more than
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Car sales soar by 47.2 pct in April for 20th straight monthly rise
EconomyMacroeconomyin April, which is the highest reading since July 2011. More than 85 percent of April road motor... quarter) almost 10 percentage points higher than the rise of 18.7 percent posted... period of 2015 reached 29,060 in the first three months of 2015 with passenger cars making up more than
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General gov't primary surplus halves in Q1, arrears and guarantees jump
EconomyMacroeconomyThe general government (gg) primary cash surplus more than halved to 1.19 billion in the first... in February and stems from an increase in repos by 1.06 billion more than offset by payments to the IMF... guarantees more than doubled from the end-2014 figure of 60 billion. The year to date movement fully
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