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  1. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  2. 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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  3. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’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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  4. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The 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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  5. Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers

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    for the 20th Bundestag. The German Parliament will subsequently elect the ninth chancellor... has served in different ministerial positions and was mayor of Hamburg before focusing on politics... (Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich). The CDU in the post-Merkel era recorded a historical crash

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  6. Eurobank first to tackle NPL reduction via APS
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    the bids submitted by Pimco and doValue on behalf of Fortress for 80 percent of Eurobank’s licensed... on the website euro2day.gr on Tuesday afternoon, the doValue-Fortress bid was considered a stronger bid... Fortress earlier in November. The bank had previously been in exclusive negotiations with PIMCO until

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  7. Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April

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  8. March fall for Greek industrial turnover is ninth in 15 months

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    After a temporary stall in February, the Turnover Index in Industry resumed a negative trend in March easing by 1.1 percent, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The February reading was revised from a marginal drop of 0.1 percent t...

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  9. CPI rises for ninth straight month in Sept with 1 pct increase
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1 percent in September, up slightly from the 0.9 percent increase noted in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. This means the reading has remained positive for nine months i...

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  10. Wages index up by 2.2 pct in Q2 for ninth straight increase
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index rose by 2.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, following an increase of 1.8 percent in Q1, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures revealed on Wednesday. The wages index c...

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