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Greece announces return to markets with 5-year bond, mostly targeting swap
EconomyFollowing days of rumours and press reports, the Greek government officially launched the process... governor Yannis Stournaras noted that Athens would be better off pushing through a couple a major... the 4.75 percent of the bond issued in 2014, according to market sources. The 2-year Greek government
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgrammeis dominating the Greek government’s agenda, although what will follow the conclusion... on with ticking key deliverables off its long list. It is thought that about 15 of the 88 prior actions... Euro2day.gr reports that the discussions about the measures that will be taken to restructure Greek
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PBO outlines positives from 2021, warns about uncertainty in 2022
Economydevelopments off track. Following the solid rebound in the third quarter of 13.4 pct annually, the rise.... It also adds that the ECB’s recent decisions to continue purchasing Greek bonds through the reinvestment... challenges require the Greek authorities to display prudence in addressing each issue with caution. The PBO
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe responsibility for the Tempe crash, in which 57 died in a head-on train collision in 2023, kicked off... 1.6 million euros adapting the building on the outskirts of the central Greek city of Larissa... and the Greek intelligence service EYP, while the judge recommends that the misdemeanour charges against
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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
to vote on it in the Greek Parliament. The government was forced to immediately deny that there is any... in Piraeus and Thessaloniki, an apparent reference to shipowner Vangelis Marinakis and Greek-Russian... a dispute between its leader and the Greek king at the time. “Apostasy” and “apostate” are therefore
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyas relations with Ankara remain the number one foreign policy issue for Athens. Greek authorities were... of friction between Greece and Turkey. Over the last few days, the Greek government has been trying to ease... of the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats
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Lenders set out post-MoU framework with aim of securing reforms
EconomyProgrammepercent of GDP primary surpluses. These will be the return of profits from Greek bonds held... for Public Revenue. The organisation is seen having 12,000 workers by the end of 2018 and 13,322 in mid-2021... foreseen in the document, with 45 percent of cadastral mapping having to be completed by mid-2020
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Greek current account deficit rises to 709 mln in February
EconomyMacroeconomyin resident’s investment in foreign T-Bills and a decline in non-resident’s holdings of Greek government... forecasts the Greek C/A balance to remain negative in 2014 and 2015, at 1.8 and 1.6 percent of GDP... the latter incorporates a rise in tourist arrivals by 10.2 percent, The year-to-date C/A deficit stood at 1
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Greek current account deficit grows in Dec, 2014 surplus at 1.66 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyas a drop in non residents’ holdings of Greek government bonds and T-Bills. For the full year, the net... billion from non-resident’s investments. The latter reflects a significant inflow in Greek stocks (8.2... in receipts (+10.6 percent) stemming from a much higher rise in non non-residents’ arrivals (+23 percent
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Progress in bailout talks but foreclosures and NPL management stand in way of agreement
EconomyProgrammeof Greek authorities with the quadriga mission chiefs are foreclosures and management of bad loans... but the idea of using the homeowner’s total debt seems to be off the table. On the management of NPLs... on the NPL sale process. Greek authorities and the quadriga have reportedly reached an agreement
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