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Monday, December 31, 2012

Former Greek finance minister faces prosecution


BBC News

Former Greek finance minister faces prosecution
USA TODAY
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Greek government seeks prosecution of former finance minister over Swiss bank list

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coalition government called on Monday for the indictment of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for allegedly removing the names of three of his relatives from a list of Swiss bank account holders whose tax records were to be re-examined.

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Greece: former finance minister faces prosecution


euronews

Greece: former finance minister faces prosecution
U.S. News & World Report
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coalition government called on Monday for the indictment of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for allegedly removing the names of three of his relatives from a list of Swiss bank account holders whose tax ...
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Greek ex-minister faces inquiry

Greece's coalition government backs the investigation and potential trial of former Finance Minister, George Papaconstantinou, for allegedly shielding his relatives from a tax inquiry.

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Greek austerity leads to 18% retail slump


Greek austerity leads to 18% retail slump
The Times (subscription)
Greek consumers spent almost 20 per cent less on shopping in October amid further proof of the devastating effect austerity measures are having on the purse strings of the nation's population. Retail sales in Greece are down 18.1 per cent year on year ...


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Athens Academy Honors Pakistanis


Athens Academy Honors Pakistanis
Greek Reporter
42 A posthumous prize from the Academy of Athens was awarded to two Pakistanis aged 32 and 18 respectively, who were killed in their efforts to extricate an elderly couple from train rails. The awards went to Hamayun Anwar and Wakar Ahmed, for an ...


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Greek retail sales slump as austerity-hit consumers rein in spending


Telegraph.co.uk

Greek retail sales slump as austerity-hit consumers rein in spending
Telegraph.co.uk
Retail sales had registered a 19.4pc fall in December 2010. "Unfortunately, 2012 is leaving the retail trade sector wounded, with small-to medium-sized firms facing conditions of a deep recession," the Confederation of Greek Commerce said in a statement.

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