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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

    Agora

    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. EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
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    Society

    to endure on the islands. This is the second winter that this issue has been raised. Last year

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  5. 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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  6. Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

    Society

    Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds

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  7. EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the lack of an opportunity to discuss the resolution on a day which saw the inquiry into the deadly

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  8. Newsletter 256 -03/07/2020

    Newsletters

    is concerned, while the economy also had to endure external economic pressure via trade and tourism... of them. In the run up to the pandemic, banks saw a series of positive developments with NPEs... position. Alpha Bank announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a binding agreement

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  9. Explanations sought as PM backs away from prospect of early elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    was made up not to pull the trigger because he saw that New Democracy is maintaining as steady lead over... the authorities are expected to endure over the winter. Although Mitsotakis could still change his mind..., or ND needing, and perhaps not finding, coalition partners after a second ballot, under enhanced

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  10. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    to the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros

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