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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
Agoradelayed from the previous year and scheduled to be completed in May, in addition to 2,450 posts... of April and 1,000 beds by the end of May by erecting temporary wards. In response to the pandemic... of these choices are already taking a heavy toll; others may or may not prove sustainable. The decision
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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
Agorapassed. We may think about how we crossed to the opposite side of an empty street to put a safe...-bound grandchild. We may look back on how often we came across discarded surgical gloves and masks... eerily quiet. At first this may have reflected the ominous nature of the coronavirus and fears
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Newsletter 254 -19/06/2020
of State Giorgos Gerapetritis hinted that the changes may be announced sometime after July 1, once... quarter. Primary cash deficit at 5.35 bln in May Figure driven by a drop in revenues and a rise... for last year which stood at 331 million. Budget primary deficit widens to 4.80 bln in May
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Newsletter 256 -03/07/2020
the end of the lockdown in May, and 53 since the beginning of June, averaging at three per working day... in May. Compared to May 2019, the ESI has decreased by 15.1 points. The EU average ESI stood at 75.7... in the series in May 2020. After dropping sharply in the previous months on the back of coronavirus
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CPI falls by 1.6 pct YoY in June
EconomyMacroeconomyto a decline of 1.1 percent seen in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday... showed no change compared to May. In the year so far, two positive changes were noted in January... that the core index fell by 1.4 percent in June compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in May
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Credit contraction in June comes to 0.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyof 0.7 percent in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Monday. The outstanding balance increased... lending flow was positive by 359 million compared to positive flows of 356 million euros in May... to inflows of 429 million euros in May. This took the balance to 73.31 billion euros. Within
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek Politicsnow suggest that a midnight curfew may be introduced in Athens as the next step in limiting... fallen from 71 percent in May to just 47 percent in the second week of September, while 52 percent... of the virus, up from just under a third in May. The behaviour of individuals is blamed by 44 percent now
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Greek housing market at new juncture as Covid-19 shakes foundations
EconomyFeaturesthe risk of similar phenomena, however it will inevitably increase the bureaucratic burden and may... the decline in listings may have a seasonal element, it was preceded by a fall in listing prices... by Kathimerini newspaper. Stricter tax enforcement may have also contributed to the slow-down in short
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It's the hope that kills you
Agorawith other European countries at the beginning of May, affected the economy dearly with GDP dropping.... Initially, there were very bullish, albeit entirely disconnected from reality, estimates in May... adopted a wide testing policy to root out any signs of the virus in the community. During May
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
of the government’s pandemic management, compared to 52 in September and just 27 in May. This has... since May. The rate of contraction was among the fastest since data collection began in May 1999. New.... Jobs were lost at the fastest rate since May. The latest data signalled the sharpest deterioration
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