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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeatures, the government has set the bar at 7-8 billion euros, with almost 5 billion already secured in H1, which... of payments processor Viva Wallet by JP Morgan for 1 billion euros. Microsoft and Amazon have
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Bar on extreme right party triggers developments across political spectrum
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe leftist party in Parliament for having “dignity” in not seeking to bar his party. The comments
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Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
PoliticsGreek Politics’s MeRA25 fall below the threshold. By setting the bar for success at 9 seats, Mitsotakis is both
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Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
EconomyProgrammepercent or around 1 billion euros, mostly related to measures that are incorporated in the 2016 budget but have not been either legislated or implemented. These interventions relate to: 1) Imposition... measures. Also, Greece has to identify measures yielding a total of 1 percent of GDP (0.75 percent coming
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Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
Agorain 2012, the 16+1 network organizes annual Central and Eastern Europe–China Summits. In practice... in the Western Balkans.[1] Apart from China, which stands for the number one, the political and economic... infrastructure over educational initiatives to industrial park construction. The first 16+1 summit was held
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora(the Book). In part 1 of this blog we will highlight differences in the macroeconomic scenarios... on the Maastricht deficit and debt Criteria. * * * Figure 1 below compares the baseline scenario... that was derived in preceding chapters of the Book.[1] The baseline scenario of the Book is well
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammereforms but also on other measures, each yielding 1 percent of GDP to a total of 3 percent of GDP (5.4... percent, expected to be effective from July 1 and with estimated revenues of around 450 million euros... with lenders and would yield 0.35 percent of GDP involve: As of June 1 Increase in the excise tax on gasoline
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CPI rises by 1 pct in June, staying positive for third month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in June following an increase of 0.6 percent... July 2017 to June 2018 was 0.6 percent. Month-on-month, the CPI rose by 1 percent compared to May’s...) rose by 1 percent year-on-year in June. Month-on-month the HICP increased by 0.9 percent. The overall
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Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics
AgoraIn 2019, one of us wrote a book[1] about the Greek economy called “The Macroeconomy of Greece... demographics impacts the availability of labor (L). Population. Figure 1 refreshes the population baseline... demographic transition is moving toward an elderly and smaller population. In Table 1, we provide a sample
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
will leave the remaining 1 percent of GDP in measures, mostly increases to indirect taxes, to be approved... throughout that year will stem from pension reform (1 percent), personal income tax reform (1... lending fell sharply in March, with rates for amounts of over 1 million euros dropping by 90 basis
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