Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-17

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[01] Opening of closed professions bill voted 'in principle'

[02] ASE opening: Rise 

[01] Opening of closed professions bill voted 'in principle'

The bill, which has drawn strong criticism from the opposition parties and the closed profession categories that will be 'opened', is the 'cornerstone' of the reforms being advanced by the government, and responds to the exclusion of young people from entering the economy on their own strength and knowledge, ruling PASOK rapporteur Markos Bolaris said.

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) said it backs the philosophy of the 'opening' of the 'closed professions', but cannot vote for the bill because it is not founded on studies of the social repercussions and leads to de-organisation of the market.

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[02] ASE opening: Rise

Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in Health, up 1.92 percent; and Food & Beverage, up 0.94 percent.

The biggest losses were in Insurance, down 2.49 percent; and Chemicals, down 1.67 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.83 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.65 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.30 percent.

Of the stocks traded, 43 were up, 25 were down, and 16 were unchanged.

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