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Public investment under spotlight amid arguments over budget execution
EconomyMacroeconomyduring the same period of 2018. He added that during 2019 the rate of absorbing funds from the EU... holding back 1.1 billion in investment spending, the opposition party argued. Haritsis argued that local... government level, when the cycle of transfers to state bodies and the actual spend has been completed
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Wealth inequality in Greece has grown at faster rate than eurozone peers during crisis
SocietyThe economic crisis has increased wealth inequality in Greece at a much faster pace than in other... and Spain. In Greece the top decile has a 56.1 percent share of wealth at the moment, which puts... in its group where there has been what Credit Suisse terms a “rapid rise” in inequality between 2007
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After support package, government turns attention to "everyday" issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsit can bolster support among middle-class voters by addressing the sense of insecurity which has been... action is disorder on university campuses. The issue has risen up the agenda after an apparent flare..., however, claims that the situation on campuses has improved, noting that there are currently
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agoraproductivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which... the report. Given that the Washington-based organisation has been part of the Greek programmes since 2010, both as the author and enforcer of conditionality, and has had a major influence in shaping
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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
, while positive flow of households stood at 368 million. Nevertheless, the deposit balance has remained... of the second review Now that the debate over Greece’s electoral system has been settled (for the time being), the government has shifted focus to reforming the country’s constitution and trying to ease
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Thinking outside of the box
Agoralicenses in Greece’s digital network was one trigger for this discussion. This process has been... the late 1980s, when private broadcasting first emerged in Greece. Since then, no proper tender has.... This suspicion about the relationship between the media, big business and the political system has
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agoraholding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions... that liberal thought takes root within his party when it also has limited appeal among Greek voters
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
. The latest quarter is the second time since Q3 2011 that the rate of unemployment has fallen under 20 percent. Compared to the same period last year, the jobless rate has declined by 1.9 percentage... from the fact that Kammenos has no intention of intentionally bringing the government’s time
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Value of HFSF participation in Greek banks falls to 17 billion
EconomyBankingmarket value of HFSF participation in banks has decreased further to 17 billion, implying... fell from 95.2 percent to 35.4 percent, which is currently the recap fund’s lowest holding in the four... has restricted voting rights. In Alpha Bank, HFSF’s shareholding decreased from 81.7 percent to 69.9
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
SocietyThe Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has released a study examining how the crisis has impacted Greece’s education and labour market. The study, titled “Education and the labour.... The employment rate for Greeks with a higher level of education is 66 percent compared to an EU average of 78
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