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  1. NBG reports net profits of 122 mln in Q2, highlights successful bond sale
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    EconomyBanking

    National Bank of Greece (NBG) reported a net profit of 122 million euros from continued operations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, down from profits of 131 million euros reported in Q1. Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), this represents a decline of 7 percent. For the first half (H1) of the year, net

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  2. Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker

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  3. NBG results show net profits of 409 mln euros on strong trading income in Q1
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    EconomyBanking

    (ΝΙΙ) fell by 4 percent QoQ to 277 million. This reflects mainly the rapid NPE reduction of 4.7... at 79.3 percent. Regarding sales, a domestic portfolio, Project Icon, which includes denounced, non

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  4. Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
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    Agora

    the negotiations with the lenders and by selecting Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the interior minister during 2004-2009... seemed like the end of the MoU era. In the meantime, SYRIZA had parted ways with the radical side

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  5. Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019

    Newsletters

    was made up of motorcycles (3,525), lorries (2,365), and buses (122). Passenger cars accounted for over 84.... Opposition SYRIZA were quick to condemn the police’s actions, with former Interior Minister Alexis

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  6. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  7. Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020

    Newsletters

    PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...

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  8. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    . Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest

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  9. Newsletter 122 - 09/06/2017

    Newsletters

    Compromise expected at Eurogroup Govt says growth assumptions should take into account impact of EU funds Little tangible progress was made this week towards a solution to Greece’s debt issue, with the probability that there will be a compromise proposa...

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  10. Central gov't cash surplus reaches 1.19 bln in Q1, up 54.3 pct YoY

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s central government primary cash surplus widened by 54.3 percent yer on year (YoY) to 1.19 billion euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 from 771 million last year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The quarterly evolution mainly reflects the performance in March, when this year’s

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