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Tsakalotos confident on meeting fiscal targets, sees capital controls being gradually relaxed
EconomyProgrammewill be on institutional and growth issues. Asked about the lifting of capital controls, he said... the early repayment of loans. Tsakalotos stressed that the lifting of capital controls is closely linked
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S&P raises Greek rating to 'BB-' on reduced fiscal risks, lifting of capital controls
Economycontrols and reduced budgetary risks following decisions by the Council of State (CoS) became reality... capital controls without any adverse effects on bank deposits. The agency believes that this development
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Three months on from imposition of capital controls, some restrictions being relaxed
EconomyThree months after the imposition of capital controls on June 29, the Finance Ministry outlined on Monday the restrictions or relaxations that are currently in effect. Although the daily withdrawal limit for Greek bank customers remains unchanged, there is a gradual return to some kind of normality
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Retail sales nosedive by 8.7 pct in July amid capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomycontrols on June 29. Retail volume recorded a broadly similar movement as it declined by 7.3
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Moscovici tries to kill discussion of primary surplus targets as easing of capital controls cleared
EconomyProgrammeof capital controls, which was flagged up by the Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras in a speech
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HFSF sees market value of bank holdings plunge to 2.4 bln after closure, capital controls
EconomyBankingof the Greek banking index particularly after the imposition of capital controls and bank
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Capital controls trigger big rise in card use and VAT revenues, Bank of Greece data shows
EconomyMacroeconomyThe significant increase in the use of debit and credit cards after the imposition of capital controls in July 2015 is having a positive impact on VAT revenues by improving collectability, the Bank of Greece (BoG) concludes in its interim monetary policy report published last Friday. In contrast
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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is said to be looking at tightening controls on movement, as recent instances of overcrowding have raised concerns that the existing lockdown measures are too easily flouted. Meanwhile, public health officials are having to address concerns about the adequacy of hospital
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Trust in Greek banking system shaky, survey suggests
EconomyBankingcapital controls, those surveyed believed the full lifting of the measures would take around 3 to 4 years. Specifically, 59 percent of individuals surveyed did not expect capital controls to be lifted... of businesses expressed the same opinion. Upon the lifting of capital controls, 46 percent of those
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Government touts stricter migration controls in bid to win back right-wing support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe New Democracy government is promising a crackdown on illegal migration and a new framework for legal routes into the country as part of an effort to restart the agenda in response to falling ratings and a rise in the popularity of far-right parties....
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