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  1. Who’s afraid of Angela Merkel?

    Agora

    was: “You know me.” This was the closest a campaign has come to Adenauer’s “No experiments” in the late.... Cooperate and vanish? The big question for the victorious chancellor is now: “With whom will I govern..., it will not be easy to form a coalition in this new four-party parliament. Die Linke has been ruled out

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  2. Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
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    Agora

    such as (i) work out alternatives, (ii) the externalisation of NPLs into a special purpose vehicle (SPV... of the accumulated stock of NPLs could be sold. The stock exceeded 65 billion euros in mid-2013 and has not yet reached its peak. A more positive perspective on distressed debt management has not been helped

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  3. Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
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    Agora

    , an amount that is clearly paltry if one considers that rescuing Greek banks has already cost 40 billion..., Mrs Merkel has already demolished this third pillar by ruling out any possibility of the ECB... are either unable to do it or would blow their public finances sky high if they had to even attempt it. I am

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  4. Primary surplus narrows to 2.4 bln in October as revenues miss target

    Economy

    the year to date figure to 9.68 billion, which means there has been an average monthly increase of 1.08 billion this year. Tax refunds fell 56.3 percent in October, however the 10-month figure has.... I reached 361 million, which widened the 10-month deficit to 601 million compared to a target

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  5. Eurobank posts loss of 523.7 mln in Q4 2014
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    EconomyBanking

    in February making up two-thirds of total Eurosystem funding. The bank also disclosed it has ELA... bonds etc. The bank noted it has an unencumbered liquidity buffer of 10.8 billion euros in Greece and 4... percent. The bank’s Common Equity Tier I (CET1) ratio fell to 15.2 percent in Q4 from 16.1 percent

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  6. How does ECB's decision on Greek banks' T-Bill exposure affect state liquidity?
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    Economy

    has been happening in the issues so far this year. Taking into account that Greek banks are now legally bound not to increase their T-Bill holdings, we understand that this gap has to be covered... essentially relates to a 10 percent annual dividend on Greek banks’ state preference shares (pillar I

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  7. Referendum and the ECB to determine the future of Greek banks
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    Economy

    then, it is estimated that the ELA liquidity buffer has been reduced to around 25 billion. Assuming... Greece has to redeem a GGB of 3.5 billion held by the ECB. Although rating agencies have noted... shareholders (including private shareholders and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund - HFSF), Tier I

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  8. Athens pleased with UN talks, Cyprus deal seen taking time
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    magnitude but also by its timing. The government suggested that this has strong support from Washington... from siding with one or another. No matter who wins, I believe we will still be in a position to work... personally prepared the relevant document, which has been agreed with Nicosia. On the issue of the Turkish

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  9. Piraeus and Alpha forge ahead with share capital raises and securitisations
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    EconomyBanking

    pct of the share capital has declared its intention to participate in the share offering... with Intrum AB and Serengeti Asset Management for the sale of the Sunrise I portfolio of NPEs worth 7.2... of the gross book value. Piraeus also said that it has already applied for the state backing

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  10. Mitsotakis sticks with stability mantra as SYRIZA looks for new approach
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . “We’ve had strong governments in the past and I don’t remember this kind of discussion about them... to the left. SYRIZA searching While Mitsotakis seems clear on the path he has to follow in the coming... to be searching for a new narrative and impetus. A new electoral committee has been appointed to advise

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