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Newsletter 127 - 14/07/2017
“two very strong signals” regarding Greece. The yield on 812.5 million euros of three-month T-bills... in the last six months, with only one month (February) recording a modest increase by 334 million attributed... from the growth of below one percent in the previous month. Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI
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Eurogroup sees review conclusion in sight, warns over property auctions
EconomyProgrammeto a “swift” and “smooth” conclusion. "The signals are very positive but there is still a lot of work...-performing loans (NPLs), which has become one of the hot-button issues in the current review. Draghi’s..., the institutions see this as one possible way out of the impasse, which would allow the e-auctions to begin
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Hitman's furlough and investment complications pose new problems for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government found itself dealing with multiple crises of a very different nature on Friday... the case. New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis, whose husband was killed by November 17, one... at a worse time for Tsipras. Apart from the fact that the redevelopment of Hellenikon promises to be one
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsstronger revival in the first half of 2018 if things go according to plan. One of the potential obstacles... spokeswoman Maria Spyraki in a radio interview on Thursday. “One partner cannot have a certain position and the other partner a different one. If the government does not present a united position
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesthe information in the register is not presented in an easily quantifiable format (and one may... with potentially overlapping remits, and very limited transparency or accountability. While.... Entering this critical new phase with a weakened and compromised public administration could be one
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyclaim Greek descent. This is clearly an outside estimate, and not a very reliable one. Only a subset... as a way of maintaining ties with the diaspora. The problem is a practical one: voting is only... citizenship for immigrants by the back door. Any proposal, if indeed one emerges, has a long way
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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
with the lenders over the issue, which is one of the top items on the domestic political agenda... there are “very good chances” pensions will not be cut and that the compensatory measures will be implemented... the compensatory measures to Parliament one by one and ask for them to be approved in roll call votes
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ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact
PoliticsGreek Politics“Macedonia.” This indicates that his comments may be an effort of one-upmanship as ANEL tries... if he is going to have a chance of winning seats. As such, it is very difficult to predict what his... ANEL deputies, at least four MPs from To Potami, perhaps one from PASOK and some independent lawmakers
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S&P keeps B+ rating and positive outlook, stresses factors for stronger growth
Economyfor S&P. At ‘B+’, Greece’s sovereign debt is seen as highly speculative by S&P, one notch behind... performance and a very favourable government debt structure. At the same time, these are challenged... in the banking system and the capital controls. S&P highlights that Greece has one of the most
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
AgoraMeRA25, which narrowly missed out on electing any MEPs as it gained 2.99 percent support. If one or both... in shaping the outcome of Sunday’s vote. There are two dominant factors, one negative, the other positive... the very tight framework that the eurozone had put in place and the reluctance among many member states
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