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  1. Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
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    : consumption (C), investment (I), exports (X), and imports (M). Thus, when demand is equal to supply: Y = C + I + X - M. X - M describes the exports to abroad of what Greece produces in goods... domestically (including energy such as crude oil and natural gas). The balance X - M is called the “foreign

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  2. Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
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    with the so-called Plan X that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis worked on during the first half... a range of government officials, Plan X was never intended as a blueprint for Greece to follow... an institutional role. The government’s assertion that Plan X does not hide any dark plans

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  3. Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
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    that it will not be able to brush this issue under the carpet, but it is hoping that it will be limited to operational

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  4. Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections

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    change over time if the next government can overperform on the reform front remains to be seen... it immediately,” he said. “I’ve said ‘give me 6-12 months to prove that I’m serious in terms of reforms

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  5. PM signals April elections as MP at centre of latest sleaze scandal resigns

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    that ruled out elections before April, apparently aimed to put a lid on speculation over snap polls that had... to sweep the issue under the carpet until the weight of the evidence became unsustainable. The two cases

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  6. Government rolls out red carpet to lure private wealth to Greece
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    Greece is pulling out the stops to make the country as attractive a place as possible for rich or footloose individuals to put down roots. In its latest initiative, the Finance Ministry this week submitted legislation to parliament with incentives for “...

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  7. Greek pensions laid bare
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    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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  8. Energy measures reassure public, as govt scrambles to keep lid on other household costs
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Public confidence in the government’s ability to tackle rising energy bills is keeping the conservatives ahead of their rivals in the polls despite the damage done to their credibility by the surveillance scandal. More tangible threats to their populari...

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  9. Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
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    agreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves

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  10. EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
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    its future. In the meantime, the government seems pleasantly surprised by the details of the European

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