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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. 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. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    Agora

    to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure equipment. All three companies have long-term strategic partnerships with Huawei. The transfer

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  6. 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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  7. Last man standing
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    Agora

    Until a few days ago the only thing connecting SYRIZA and Texas was the lone star on their flags... second-largest party. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras chose a speech at the University of Texas in Austin... a line in the Texas sand. Austin is known for having an alternative cultural scene, characterised

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  8. Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of Chinese companies operating in Greece, including COSCO, Huawei, ZTE, and Air China point.... Since signing the third bailout, and then winning the subsequent general election in September

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  9. EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
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    Agora

    ’ thoughts. Also, when there has been a notable shift there is a temptation to exaggerate its importance... of Mitsotakis’s success, both in gaining control of his party and winning the European elections, has been

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  10. Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that there is a concerted effort by the media that is not pro-government to exaggerate this split, but Samaras... Mitsotakis took over the centre-right party’s leadership in 2016, as the prospect of winning the next

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