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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
of life. “In many EU countries, the minimum wage cannot be considered a wage for decent living, i.e.... at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus
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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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Some movement on Greece's name dispute but solution still long way off
PoliticsGreek Politicsa bilateral dialogue on EU affairs, cooperation on IPA II, Taiex and twinning programmes, university... of “irredentism” by Greece’s neighbour as one of the major obstacles in bilateral relations but what... as the problematic domestic situation in FYROM has led many EU countries to believe that the European Commission
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No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Agorabilateral (economic) ties with Russia. Germany's economic interests in Russia are significant before... for doing business in Russia are improving for many blue-chip German companies as well as niche... sanctions regime places restrictions on many Russian lenders from doing business – apart from retail
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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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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign Policyand Poposki focussed on the improved bilateral cooperation between the two countries during 2016 while...-à-vis its neighbours on the refugee issues, with many diplomats wondering why it did not take... on April 10. CBM talks Nevertheless, Kotzias attempted to use the Thessaloniki meeting as an opportunity
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ESI up to 101.8 in November, consumer confidence rises for sixth straight month, jumping by 2.5 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 0.8 points to 101.8 in November from 101 in October, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. Sentiment has stayed above the 100-point mark... a score of 96.8 was noted for November. Compared to November 2017, the ESI has risen by 3.2 points
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Consumer confidence hits 19-year high, ESI highest since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) strengthened by 3.1 points in August to reach 108.4 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As of August’s reading, the index has remained above..., when the index reached 109.1. Compared to August 2018, the ESI has increased by 3.7 points. Consumer
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