Greece
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HSBC list produces new leads
In a list of some 2,000 bank accounts at a Geneva branch of HSBC that was handed to authorities in Athens in 2010 but not checked until now.
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Greek inflation smallest in eurozone
Eurostat figures for September confirmed on Tuesday that Greece had the lowest inflation in the eurozone.
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Two days of strikes to begin
A number of professionals will walk off the job on Wednesday ahead of a general strike on Thursday as unions step up opposition to the government’s latest austerity measures
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No troika deal before EU summit
Efforts to conclude an agreement between Athens and the troika ahead of the European Union leaders’ summit.
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Greece must implement measures, eurogroup says
Greece must commit to implementing the fiscal adjustment programme by October 18 in order to receive the next tranche of the EU/IMF bailout loan.
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Unemployment rises to 25.1 per cent
Greece’s unemployment rate in July rose to 25.1 per cent from a revised 24.8 per cent in the previous month.
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Samaras: Greece faces ‘final hurdle’
Having succeeded in changing the country’s image on the world stage, Greece is facing its “final hurdle”.
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Talks go down to the wire
Government, troika try to agree cuts, ‘prior actions’ before Thursday’s EU summit.
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Government in turmoil as troika talks drag on
As Finance Ministry officials laboured through tough talks with troika officials on Thursday regarding an elusive 13.5-billion-euro austerity package.
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Greeks hand their kids over to tax man in protest
Dozens of angry Greek parents handed over their children to bewildered officials in a symbolic protest against the abolition of tax breaks for large families.