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A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
AgoraIn the future we may look back on the past two weeks as a watershed moment for Greek banks following the onset of the twin financial and sovereign debt crisis in 2009. After extensive and well... observers were quick to showcase the fund raising efforts as a sign of Greek lenders bouncing back from
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Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggesting that he had made up what he told Kasidiaris to get Golden Dawn off his back after they began... with Baltakos, which dates back to the 1990s, has been repeatedly criticised, not just by opposition
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Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
Agoragreeted with enthusiasm back home in Athens. Moreover, the success stories of Piraeus Bank and Alpha.... But to what degree is that confidence warranted? Do certain macro-economic indicators back up such optimism
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Eurobank gears up for crucial but contentious capital increase
EconomyBankingis seen as vital to getting Eurobank back on its own feet. According to the new bank recapitalization... worth 950 million granted to the Greek State back in 2009. Unlike Alpha and Piraeus, which have
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European Commission review of Greek programme: The key points
EconomyProgrammeby stronger exports and investment, on the back of improving competitiveness, according to the EC... strengthening on the back of credit expansion and further clearance of state arrears. Following GDP
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Manufacturing PMI rises again, reaching 51.1 in April
EconomyMacroeconomywas driven by internal factors, with export sales falling for a second straight month after back-to-back
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March fall for Greek industrial turnover is ninth in 15 months
EconomyMacroeconomyan improving trend in April rebounding back above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction. “Faster growth in output and new orders helped bump the PMI back above the 50.0 threshold
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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agora, while the opposition has turned its back on whatever has been proposed. In short, that is how we have... up to the task. New faces with old ideas will just take us back to where we started. Nick
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Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsdone so with something to back up its demand. One of SYRIZA’s biggest challenges now is how... holding back its progress. New Democracy with rebuilding to do Prime Minister Antonis Samaras did
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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary elections. Both parties are seeking to win back some of the MPs who left to become... sitting as independents to back its candidate. However, this is unlikely to yield much more than four
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