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Deregulation helped consumers and employment, KEPE study finds
Consumers and employment in Greece have enjoyed considerable benefits from the opening up of commodity markets implemented since 2010 (in the context of the bailout programs and the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), according to a study by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).
Huge taxation for scant returns
Families in Greece with an average monthly salary of 900 euros pay particularly high taxes in return for an almost nonexistent benefits policy and a poor education system, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Finance Ministers of the G20 Countries Met in Buenos Aires
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of G20 countries met in Buenos Aires. The talks passed in the shadow of planned US duties on imports of steel and aluminum.
OECD takes 2019 tax-free threshold cut as a given
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) appears to consider the reduction of the income tax-free threshold in Greece in 2019 a certainty. However, while the measure has been voted, the government has said it intends to start applying it from 2020.
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OECD sharply lifts Turkey’s 2017 GDP growth estimate
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revised up its estimate for Turkey’s eventual 2017 growth in its global economic outlook.
OECD lifts Turkey’s GDP growth estimate
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revised up its estimate for Turkey’s economic growth in its global economic outlook.
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Salary cuts not enough to make Greek firms more competitive
The collapse of domestic demand during the financial crisis forced many Greek enterprises to turn to foreign markets in order to survive. Many have done so successfully, which was quite a feat given the conditions in Greece, where corporate competitiveness has been seriously compromised.
Turkish impoverished children have inability to receive pre-school education: OECD
Children in Turkey have inadequate access to pre-school education, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has stated in a new report on inequality in education.
Bleak future for pension system
The rapid aging of the Greek population, the constant reduction of public expenditure on pensions and the ever-changing nature of labor with the strengthening of flexible forms of employment, are painting a very grim picture for the future of state benefits and in regards to growing inequalities among aged people in Greece.
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Head of State Rumen Radev is on an Official Visit to the French Republic
Head of State Rumen Radev will be from 4 to 6 December on a working visit to the French Republic at the invitation of President Emmanuel Makron, reported BGNES.
The visit is a continuation of the top-level dialogue between Bulgaria and France after the meeting of the two presidents in the Palace of Evksinograd in August this year, the presidential press service announced.