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  1. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

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    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  2. Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
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    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions

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  3. Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting with key ministers on Friday to assess the progress the government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year. The meeting was held a few hours before the Greek leader set off for his official visit to the USA

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  4. Govt brings energy saving to forefront as cost of support set to skyrocket
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Europe has sharpened the minds of policy makers in Athens, who are belatedly looking to energy-saving... for essential use and the most vulnerable consumers, while incentivising energy saving. The energy regulator (RAE) is expected to launch an energy saving campaign for households and businesses this autumn

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  5. EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    its future. In the meantime, the government seems pleasantly surprised by the details of the European... to To Vima’s sources, the reduction of corporate tax from 24 to 20 pct is one of the Finance Ministry’s

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  6. PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority

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  7. Disposable income grows by 6.2 pct in Q3, saving rate turns negative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    quarters previously, while the household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross

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  8. Disposable income rises by 3.8 pct in Q1, saving rate drops to lowest since 2018 at -9.8 pct
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross disposable income) stood at -9.8

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  9. Disposable income rises by 1.7 pct in Q2, but saving rate of -14.2 pct lowest since 2014
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross disposable income) stood

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  10. Disposable income rises by 10.2 pct in Q3, saving rate also turns positive
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , while for social contributions it stood at 7.08 billion in Q3. The household saving rate (defined

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