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Newsletter 86 - 26/08/2016
a new ten-year bank loan of 360 million at an interest rate of Euribor plus 150 basis points... bailout. This means that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have to handle the matter delicately
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA debate lasting more than 20 hours ended early on Thursday with Parliament voting to set up a preliminary judicial inquiry into claims that Novartis bribed 10 politicians to secure favourable treatment. The committee will be made up of 21 members (10 f...
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VAT and income tax takings plus 721 mln underspend lead to 3.2 bln primary surplus in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 3.2 billion euros in May, compared to a surplus of 2.3 billion euros in the same month a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Tuesday. In M...
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Newsletter 65 - 04/03/2016
economically There is a growing realisation that Greece having to handle a humanitarian crisis... and sympathy approach, there seems to be a growing realisation that Greece having to handle a humanitarian
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government is trying to handle the current crisis on its borders with Turkey in two ways: By fortifying its military and police presence and taking up diplomatic initiatives to tackle what... it will handle EU affairs from now on. In this regard it is interesting to note that the Prime Minister's
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
PoliticsGreek Politicsto handle the case professionally and impartially. “The law is the law,” Theodorikakos commented... set up to handle complaints, with the Thessaloniki office receiving 1,000 reports from the region over
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ND hangs on to lead but decisive election victory hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey trust him to handle cost-of-living increases, and 43 pct consider him the best candidate to deal..., only 22 pct of respondents named leader Alexis Tsipras as the best person to handle the crisis
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Mitsotakis heads to Gaza Peace Summit with focus on wider regional developments
PoliticsForeign Policycountries and to handle issues like migration. The European Commission is due to unveil this week its long... framework. Recently, Christodoulides decided that only his energy minister will handle the talks as he
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Greece lays out plans for debt relief from eurozone
EconomyProgrammewas reduced to Euribor plus 50 bps and currently stands at 0.84 percent. The cost of EFSF loans...) in the next years. That said, a conversion of GLF interest rate from its current level of Euribor plus
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Tax wedge for single, married Greeks well above OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomyto labour income as a ratio, with the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus the employee... labour costs comprised of gross wages plus employer SSCs. In 2014, Greece was ranked 14th among
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