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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
bulletin. The headline figure exceeded the target by 3.9 billion on the back of revenue... dropped by around 20 billion on the back of a reinstatement of the waiver on Greek government securities
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Tsipras springs surprise with handout pledge for pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politicsstanding pledge to bring back an extra monthly pension payment. The announcement made by Tsipras is undoubtedly an attempt to win back support for his government. There is no certainty that it will have
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Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsis being kept on the back burner by the prime minister. He still seems to see some promise in continuing... a step back and the time that it will take to reach a deal. If, for instance, the talks drag on beyond
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Another spin of the wheel for Greece
Agoracommitment to debt relief from the eurozone. The vagueness of this pledge came back to bite Greece.... In many ways, Greece finds itself back where it was in December 2014, when the prime minister at the time
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PMI rises to 49.3 in Dec but likelihood of growth remains slim
EconomyMacroeconomyin post-production inventories. New orders dropped further in December, largely on the back... of suppliers rose at the fastest pace since April on the back of transportation strikes throughout
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
with him was that Athens is prepared to back down a little in order to facilitate an agreement... on the back of a marked drop in the number of employed by 52,800 to 3.69 million, while the number
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Papandreou returns as PASOK seeks revival
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter enjoying a modest revival in the opinion polls, PASOK has built further momentum by welcoming back its former leader George Papandreou and enhancing its presence in Greek Parliament thanks...’s return by claiming it was an issue of “political dignity” for the party to refuse to let him back
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Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
Agorato bring the overall load, as well as Greece’s gross funding needs back down to manageable levels. Again... population comes back to bite them by limiting their decision-making capacity. All this has created
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
society. These are elements he feels he needs in order to convince the 153 government MPs to back any... projects Greece will achieve the 2017 primary surplus target of 1.75 percent of GDP on the back
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Greece forced to revisit prickly subject of pension spending to conclude review
EconomyProgrammebrought the pension issue back to the forefront of discussions. The key measures adopted last year... of income, will be particularly difficult for the coalition. Convincing MPs to back the latest reforms
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