&#36;11.6B Bill for Athens Games May Climb
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The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics on Friday &#151; about &#36;11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. The tally announced by the government was almost double the original estimate, making the games by far the most expensive in Olympic history. The 2000 Sydney Games cost &#36;1.5 billion and the 1996 Atlanta Games &#36;1.72 billion.
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By MATT MOORE    ATHENS, Greece  -- Amid the roar of the crowd, the silence of the phones can be deafening. As thousands of athletes, spectators, journalists, officials and more descend on the Greek capital ahead of the Aug...
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The Greek government says  this year's Olympic Games in Athens cost 8.8bn euros  -  almost double the original estimate.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of almost 10 billion euros (&#36;12.09 billion), more than double the original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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Their success at the Games could be a catalyst for change in Greece.
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The uncertainly over a budget for London's 2012 Olympic Games is a threat to its success, a report warns.
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The total cost of Athens Olympics was nearly 9.0 billion euros (11.5 billion US dollars), almost double the amount forecast a year before the Games, Greece&#39;s Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said on Friday.
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The M.T.A. approved a plan for fare increases that will raise the price of a monthly fare card by $6, to $76, next year.
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Greek Economy Minister Yiorgos Alogoskoufis said the Olympic Games had been a good investment for his country, despite earlier misgivings about spiralling costs.
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More than Â£100million profit is expected to be made from staging the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it has been claimed. The estimate forms part of the London 2012 bid book handed into the International Olympic Committee on Monday.
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The Athens 2004 Games which will have a place in history as the Olympics&#39; homecoming may also be remembered as the Games that redefined a ticket scalper&#39;s job.
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Nike, the US sports footwear and clothing firm, unveils a 26% rise in first quarter income, thanks to the Olympics raising its profile.
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The total cost of the Athens Olympics may exceed $14.6 billion, according to Greece's 2005 budget submitted to parliament Thursday.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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Chinese and foreign spectators at next year's Beijing Olympic Games will pay the same ticket prices, and almost two-thirds of tickets will cost less than 100 yuan ($12.89), a state newspaper said on Friday.
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Encouraged by worldwide praises for its successful hosting of the Olympic Games, self-confident Greeks are expecting a big boom in foreign investment in the post-Olympic era.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction, with the three-month bill climbing to the highest level in six years.