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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicson the adoption of the interventions the International Monetary Fund has demanded. One of the few certain... to reach an agreement in time for the February 20 Eurogroup, which was set as an unofficial
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyrespectively. Unemployment is set to drop steadily in the next two years on the back of labour market... as a number of one-off factors related to clearing previous years’ taxes and stock-piling ahead
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the vote on the new measures, although he did not set a precise figure and admitted that this was his... bold statements because they are waiting to see if the final agreement is one that they think
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From MoU exit to Grexit: Where next for Greece?
Agorawas about to start, he charted a path out of the crisis. He set out his intention to close the review.... One is if a New Democracy government is unable to reach an agreement with the lenders. Mitsotakis has
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Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was progress but no breakthrough during the talks between Greek ministers and representatives of the institutions in Brussels on Tuesday evening. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, one... will suffice. The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the Bank of Greece is set to revise down its
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammethan one third of the tax reform being implemented in 2019 and the remainder taking effect in 2020... the 0.5 percent target but even the 3.5 percent goal set for 2018.
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Newsletter 114 - 07/04/2017
and another 1 percent of GDP in 2020. The first set will be mostly made up of cuts to pension spending... report on the operational targets for NPEs. In particular, the NPE stock fell to 104.8 billion, one
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Tsipras focuses on debt relief goal as review resumes in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent above the market value. The premier argued that both investments, as well as the one for the 14...). Athens is set to respond with its own observations to the documents, which are expected to form
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Debt relief, MTFS and return to bond markets on agenda after technical agreement
EconomyProgrammeis June 15, when the next meeting of eurozone finance ministers is scheduled. One of the prior actions... of the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS) 2018-2021 with the primary surplus targets set at 3.5 percent
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Court ruling on pension cuts more political problem than legal obstacle for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeing ignored. One of the reasons that the reports of the Council of Audit’s ruling has caused... decision falls into a grey area. The precedent set during similar situations in previous years means
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