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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million
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Samsung buys out Innoetics in latest boost for Greek tech sector
EconomyFeaturesSouth Korean technology giant Samsung has bought out Innoetics, a small Greek tech firm which... startup success story. Innoetics was bought up with 100 percent ownership by Samsung at a sum that has... institute. The company is now classified as an offshoot of Samsung and will continue its operations
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek Politicstargeted, although in last summer’s televised election debate PM Mitsotakis admitted
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates in the PASOK leadership contest squared off in a televised debate focussed more on loyalties rather than policies, delivering no clear winner but offering some hints of the rivals... the opportunity to set out their respective stalls in the course of a six-way moderated debate aired
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece 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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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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The oil and gas debate Greece is not having
Agoradecommissioning. As such, to inform a serious public debate on the merits and demerits of oil and gas drilling... as a “role model” by Greece’s policymakers). Second, Greece’s operations will be at particular risk..., in the economics and politics of the transition to an environmentally sustainable economic model
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Parties get salty over cheese prices as cost of living debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe price of feta cheese. The argument was triggered by Friday’s debate in Parliament, when Prime... as part of a package of measures aimed at easing prices for consumers. During the debate... consumption taxes on fuel, basic goods and water. During Friday’s debate in Parliament, Mitsotakis dismissed
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Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the Transition Fund. In the debate over the legislation, opposition SYRIZA was strongly critical... Sokratis Famellos accused New Democracy of introducing a “Frankenstein” model of piecemeal solutions which
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