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  1. Industrial production up by 3.3 percent in December
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 3.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December following a revised increase of 8.9 percent in November, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data..., as vendor performance deteriorated significantly. Raw material shortages, and restrictions on movement due

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  2. Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    not envisage any problems with the final deal (which will also have to settle the debt issue) passing through..., and then eurozone finance ministers will have to decide how to deal with the matter of debt relief... a balanced deal that decisively sets Greece on the path towards exiting the programme and its long

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  3. Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    following the EU Interior minister’s council that “in my view this statement (EU-Turkey deal) should... and Athens is now seeking to expand the EU-Turkey migration deal. In recent interviews with Kathimerini... should be returned to Turkey. But the minister said that the deal does not work anymore since Turkey

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  4. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    to deal with the monster that was created after decades of mismanagement and a misled belief... the risks and gave a small window of opportunity up to 2005 to deal with the issue before... step to deal with the issue head on and upset reluctant stakeholders and social partners. There were

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  5. Will Tsipras move to centre stage to secure deal with lenders?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    or desire to clash with his own party if this is necessary to reach a deal with lenders either now... about the merits of any deal with creditors, the chances of reaching such an agreement are minimal.... within the government, even leading to thoughts of removing Panousis’s portfolio from the Interior

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  6. OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    identifying 3.3 billion euros worth of burdensome regulations in 13 sectors weighing on businesses each... introducing one-stop shops and electronic portals where a business could deal with all administrative... administration instead of forcing businesses to deal with many public institutions separately. Obligations

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  7. In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the possibility of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras struggling to convince his MPs to support the deal... on the opposition parties to back the deal. Skourletis’s suggestion is not new. There has been... alliance. Returning to the issue of approving any deal with the institutions, only 29.5 percent

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  8. VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
    Finance Ministry

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    million. Overall, the PIB balance landed at a deficit of roughly 3.3 billion euros. Greece has also

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  9. Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) forum in Athens on Thursday. The deal... Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the deal “historic,” stating, “Today we are writing a new chapter in Greece’s... deal also follows US-led efforts to block a proposed carbon tax on shipping, with Greece and Cyprus

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  10. First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    heats up. Beyond the accomplishments in Athens and Attica, SYRIZA did not have a great deal to show... Democracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis... incumbent Giorgos Kaminis all the way. According to Interior Ministry projections Kaminis was expected

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