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Draft budget highlights taxpayer fatigue, creates policy mix doubts
EconomyMacroeconomyStrategy (MTFS), which was only submitted in mid-May. Since then revenues have been slipping each... of the solidarity levy. With ordinary revenues half a billion euros below the MTFS figure of May and 120... the May MTFS figure of 21.45 billion euros to 20.78 billion, raising serious questions about the ability
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Athens eyes ample cash buffer, prepares for bond swap
EconomyProgrammebeen suggested that the government may try to tap the markets for a total of 6 billion euros next... as five new fixed-coupon bonds. The maturities of the new bonds may be the same as for the existing notes... the swap may begin on November 13, with the aim of being completed before the institutions’ mission
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Mitsotakis rules out roles for relatives, Tsipras mulls way out of pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politics” narrative may have wider relevance given reports that the SYRIZA-led coalition may be looking for a way... reported that the government is hoping that it may not have to implement the pension reductions
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeon Friday that European Union sources suggest that the final amount may reach around 7 billion euros as funds may also be disbursed for the creation of the cash buffer that will support Greece’s exit... for the institutions to play with. While the January 22 Eurogroup may decide to release more than the amount
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong turnout may convince Mitsotakis that he is on the right track, especially given..., this may not necessarily lead to the government collapsing. According to reports, one of the scenarios... has of being re-elected by alienating his nationalist supporters, he may decide the least bad option
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Three in 10 workers in part-time jobs, earning less than 400 euros
Societythat up to May of last year, three out of 10 workers in the private sector were employed part-time and had an average gross monthly salary of 389.65 euros. EFKA noted that comparative data for May... as of May 2017 (47.36 euros for men and 39.21 euros for women, or a difference of 20.8 percent). For men
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Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
PoliticsForeign Policy, which was unusual for the Greek government when dealing with such incidents, may have been... with Turkey when tensions were still running high. This may have reflected a strategy within New Democracy... even though Block 3 is not one of those being challenged by Turkey. This move may for the drillship
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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
to the state from May 1, the divestment of lignite units followed by the sale of 17 percent...’s Supervisory Board to meet to discuss and rubberstamp the results of the exercise in May, leaving... for May when full-time work rose marginally above 50 percent versus other types of work. During January
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
Agoraservants. Ideally, the institutions would like to return to Athens in early May so that there can... debt relief from its European lenders, which may make its monitoring different to the others in the future. “If Greece requires additional debt relief measures, the post- programme surveillance may
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Newsletter 155 -16/03/2018
on Thursday that the Greek side believes that as many as 10 key deliverables may still be pending... lenders would like the fourth review to be completed before the end of May, so that some time... of that duration in 2010, just one month before signing the first bailout programme in May
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