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A breakdown of Greece’s revised financing needs as part of its new ESM programme
EconomyProgrammeused in May to service its external debt. 3) Clearance of state’s arrears to the private sector of 7... notes that a decision on resuming those transfers may be taken in the course of the upcoming... experience to assume that from the second half of the ESM programme horizon Greece may be able
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politicshis former SYRIZA colleague Tsipras. The contrast between the two may have an impact on SYRIZA’s fortunes. A strong performance from Lafazanis may sway some of the undecided SYRIZA supporters to back... is the only one that opinion polls suggest may fall below the 3 percent threshold needed to elect
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agoraon the grounds of their name (such as New Fascism in 2007, Tyrannicides in May 2012) or because... it into parliament garnered 532,549 votes (8.61 percent). Their most successful election was in May... of Centrists, may finally be on a winning streak, in this its 10th general election (it also tried
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Looking in on the Greek elections from the outside
Agora, this welcome restraint should not obscure the fact that these “outsiders” – if we may call them... during campaign appearances has caught the attention of European observers. He may appear to be a safer... the next three months. They will be looking at any signals that may arise after the Greeks cast
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Budget revenues rebound in August but shortfall remains at 4.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyin August. These taxes were initially due in July and May respectively as it was also the case last... to boost revenues in the coming months, we would expect that the full-year revenue target may..., the government may have stopped delaying or postponing payments of non-payroll expenses, as it was the case
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agora, with the referendum in July with Sunday’s vote, and ending up on the winning side, Tsipras may start... may rekindle the discussion about a revival of Greece’s centre-left, with a more buoyant PASOK now... members live for, the friction generated by disagreements. Tsipras may be returning to power
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Greek banks brace for recapitalisation, with Piraeus initiating a bond swap offer
EconomyBankingfigure could be in line with market expectations, the individual bank capital needs may prove more..., the initial voluntary may turn into a mandatory exchange securing Piraeus capital strengthening. Following Piraeus announcement, the market anticipates that the other three systemic banks may proceed
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
reached 121.39 billion euros in September, the lowest reading since May. The change in September... is the lowest reading since May Budget execution deteriorates Greece’s budget execution deteriorated... service may be the least of the party’s troubles. A much more serious concern is that those founding
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Cabinet act firms up details of CoCos issuance by Greek banks
Economythe right to request the repayment of CoCos before the 7th anniversary, but may request... in the next few weeks. The bank may decide to repay in cash part or the whole CoCos amount at any time... is at the discretion of the bank’s BoD, which may also decide to pay the coupon in the form of common shares
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Unemployment down for second straight month in August, falls to 24.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy) labour force survey showed on Thursday. The August jobless rate is the lowest figure since May 2012.... The number of unemployed fell by 15,700 to 1.18 million in August to its lowest level since May... is the highest reading since May. However, the August number still points to a considerable decline
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