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  1. Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    retroactively from August 2012. This would force the coalition to pay back the money those affected... on Wednesday but will not be able to use any of this money to pay back military personnel and policemen

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  2. It's not the distance; it's the load you carry
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Agora

    us back to the uncomfortable discussion that no one wants to have about Greece's debt. The current... ahead but the sack of bricks that Greece carries on its back. Yiannis Mouzakis

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  3. Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    Society

    service providers have scaled back operations, shut down, or reduced staff ; plans for development... are turning a blind eye to the impact that the paring back of healthcare is having. In view

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  4. Greece’s return to capital markets: Why not try a diaspora bond first?
    Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]

    Agora

    be underestimated either. Today many Greeks abroad are sending remittances back home through different... Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou considered the issuance of a diaspora bond back in early 2011

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  5. Manufacturing PMI edges up for second month in a row

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , this is the first back to back reading above 50 for almost five and half years. Production

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  6. Drop in Greek industry's turnover index slowed to 4.1 pct in Jan

    Economy

    was in expansion territory for a second consecutive month in February – the first back-to-back readings

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  7. A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
    Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasures.com]

    Agora

    In 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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  8. Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    suggesting 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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  9. Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
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    Agora

    greeted 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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  10. Eurobank gears up for crucial but contentious capital increase

    EconomyBanking

    is 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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