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  1. Bank holiday to end but capital controls remain and some transactions forbidden
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    Economy

    The Finance Ministry issued a legislative decree on Saturday afternoon ending the three-week bank holiday from July 20. However, capital controls will be maintained, while several banking activities remain restricted or forbidden until the foreseeable future. The new legislative decree introduces

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  2. What the latest set of prior actions mean for home foreclosures

    Economy

    of credit institutions and investment firms following a relevant request by the Finance Ministry (MoF

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  3. No further damage for Tsipras in second vote as SYRIZA stand-off continues

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    was ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’s decision to back the bill when he had voted against

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  4. Primary surplus 3.1 bln above target in H1 on severe underspend

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s budget primary surplus widened to 1.88 billion euros in the first six months of 2015 from 1.51 billion in the five-month period, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget bulletin published on Thursday. The figures confirmed the preliminary data released on July 14. The actual

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  5. On the Greek crisis and German imbalances

    Agora

    as a preferred outcome. For example, Fabio Ghironi explains German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble's

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  6. Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions

    EconomyProgramme

    The new round of discussions with institutions kicked off at technical level on July 28 and it appears that the early focus of the talks was, and will continue to be, on the potential prior actions being demanded by the lenders. On July 31, the Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy

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  7. Some snags remain in discussion with lenders over new privatisation scheme

    EconomyProgramme

    During a lengthy meeting with the quartet of Greece’s lenders on Tuesday, government officials discussed in detail privatisations – one of the key issues that need to be settled for there to be an agreement on a new 3-year bailout programme. Following the meeting, the Greek Finance Minister Euclid

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  8. From the troika to the quartet
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    Agora

    and various eurozone finance ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy

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  9. General gov't primary cash surplus shrinks in first half of 2015 as state arrears grow

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The general government (gg) primary cash surplus contracted by more than 1.6 billion euros to 238 million in the first half of 2015 from 1.85 billion last year, according the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Thursday. The breakdown of the four key gg entities displayed

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  10. Greece and lenders appear close to third bailout deal, with few issues outstanding
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    EconomyProgramme

    After lengthy meetings between the Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis with the quartet of Greece’s lenders in Athens over the weekend, there is an increased optimism that an agreement for a new 3-year bailout programme could be clinched by Tuesday. Media

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