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  1. NPLs: The Achilles heel of the Greek banking system

    Agora

    percentage point (pp) compared to those reported by the BoG, we could conclude that the two institutions... figure of 8.4 pp. The IMF chose to point out in its fifth review report on Greece that NPLs

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  2. BoG shows lower deposit rates and a sharper drop in loan rates in June

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    are now almost 1 percentage point closer to those in the euro area. In particular, the rate... that for larger amounts the loan rate In Greece is 1 percentage point higher than the euroarea average

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  3. Q2 GDP contraction at 0.3 pct, strong Q3 needed to achieve target of annual growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    institutions point to a slowdown at -1.8 percent in 2014. In contrast, the more updated estimates of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) released in late July point to a 0.5 – 1

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  4. SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and the heads of Greece’s armed forces. Tsipras made a point of praising the country’s military after... a point of praising the minister, soon to leave his post to join the European Commission, for being

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  5. Greek jobless rate dips below 26 pct in August for first time in two years
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    Economy

    percent in 2015. Although both projections point to a reduction of circa 2 percentage points in 2015, there is a 1 point deviation in the absolute figures of their forecasts for both years.

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  6. Greek MPs pass 2015 budget but give few clues for presidential vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras opened his speech by responding to this specific point, accusing Tsipras.... During Sunday night’s debate, Samaras made a point of stressing Romanos’s criminal record after

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  7. Samaras future unclear as New Democracy enters period of introspection

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    convincing. His critics will point out that the conservatives lost more than 100,000 votes compared to June 2012, while SYRIZA gained more than 600,000 supporters during the same period. Another point

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  8. So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that it was extending the existing programme. It is clear that this is a sticking point that will have... targets. The Greek finance minister made a point of saying that he wanted the Eurogroup

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  9. You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
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    Agora

    of international bond markets. At that point, Greece had two choices: To default or to seek a bailout... to be in the best interests of the eurozone as well as Greece. At that point, the management of the Greek

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  10. Relief at Greek extension approval evident in Athens bourse, bond yields

    Economy

    statements concluding that the list is sufficiently comprehensive and a valid starting point... also issued a positive statement extending the gains recorded up to that point. The General Index

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