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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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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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The virus may be slowing, but fake news is still rampant
Agoraand, in most cases, uncontrolled publication of fake news. The fact that the virus was unknown... spread faster than the virus itself. This type of news knew no borders, nor did they distinguish age... and in explaining the various forms of protection against the virus. At the same time, however, along with the news
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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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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... champion). More specifically, bilateral trade has fallen from 80 billion euros to 52 billion since 2012...), food and agricultural produce. By contrast, the bilateral foreign direct investment landscape shows
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A virus is spreading across China, but so is the demand for transparency
Agorais enormous. The spread of the virus, how long it will last and how deeply it will impact Chinese... option for most citizens is to rush to overwhelmed hospitals. Judging by past virus outbreaks in China, notably the SARS virus, which lasted from November 2002 to July 2003, the current crisis has
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Greece puts crisis management strategy in place as it braces for virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsexperts to trace the contacts of those who have contracted the virus and to impose quarantines. One... suggests that there is strong support for the government’s virus-related decisions so far, with 89 pct... to stop the virus spreading. However, the survey also suggested that 70 pct of those questioned say
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsto normality as fear of the virus subsides. On Wednesday, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis answered..., and 14 days for those testing positive for the virus). Passengers on flights from airports deemed... in effect to control the virus, 8 percent said they were not following the guidance, and 44 percent
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto 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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