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Poll numbers encouraging for Mitsotakis and Kasselakis on road to EP vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween New Democracy and second-placed SYRIZA is growing ahead of the June 9 elections. According... that ND will elect 7 to 8 MEPs, SYRIZA between 3 and 4, while PASOK will send 3 of its candidates... the June 9 elections relatively happy. The PM will have seen his party score a respectable result
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Inaugural 2025 bond breaks demand record, yield at 3.64 pct
Economy, with a sizable issue that would cover a large part of the 8 billion euros planned debt strategy for the year..., hedge funds, participated with 9 pct. The lion’s share came from the UK with 42 pct, followed by Greece at 11 pct, and then Italy with 9 pct. Others, which includes the US, came to 13 pct
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Loan rates rebounded in July, deposit rates continued heading south
EconomyMacroeconomywithout a defined maturity it fell by 9 bps to 14.43 percent, while for those with a defined... exhibited a marked rise of 8 up to 35 bps. In contrast, lending rates to sole proprietors marginally... rate by 8 bps to 1.66 percent. In contrast, the respective loan rate eased 5 bps to 5.43 percent
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Greek loan rates remained well above euro area average in October
EconomyMacroeconomydecline in the time deposit rate led the average rate on new deposits down by 9 bps to 1.23 percent... percent for amounts lower than 250,000 euros and by 8 bps to 5.30 percent for amounts between 250,000... reading for this year. In the previous month spread had eased by 8 bps. Since the beginning of the year
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Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015
now returned to the internal front. It will present its policy programme to Parliament on February 8... and a minority stake in Athens International Airport would be cancelled. 8. In contrast, the government... 9 billion euros annually over the next few years and will demand primary surpluses of 4.5 percent
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European Commission evaluates impact of bailout programme
EconomyProgrammeretirement for those affected by the extension of the retirement age period. 8) Improve the adequacy of pensions for those covered by OGA who have contributed for less than 15 years. 9) Gradually phase out... for around 8 percent of GDP. In addition, the document stresses that before the reform the VAT gap
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Odds on SYRIZA victory shorten ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelated to the number of parties that will be represented in the new Parliament, the choice of 8 parties has the shortest odds at 1.24 – 1.30. In contrast, odds for 9 parties stand at 4 and the respective... with the previous betting event, suggesting that 8 parties (i.e. except Independent Greeks) will enter
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IMF argues case for further reform of pension system
EconomyProgrammepercent that outweighed offset a decline in the average pension by 8 percent between 2010 and 2015... below the eurozone average figure of 8 percent. This is an indication that the social security system... of 1.5 percent of GDP by 2018, it still leaves a significant pension deficit of 9 percent of GDP over
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New attempt to get Cyprus talks back on track
PoliticsForeign Policy, the cabinet approved the contracts for the third round of oil and gas tenders for blocks 6, 8 and 10... and Italy’s Eni and France’s Total for block 6. Eni also won block 8. Nicosia is worried about... drilling in block 9, Turkey reacted by sending its seismic vessel Barbaros to collect data in Cyprus’s EEZ
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Communist Party follows with 13 percent, To Potami with 9, Golden Dawn on 8 and the Union of Centrists with 8 percent. The pro-drachma party of former parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou, Sailing
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