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Third of Greek households trapped in debt and poverty, study suggests
Societydependent on pensions as their main source of income continued to grow. Now at a remarkably high 52... debt now totalled 180 billion euros, while arrears to the government edged towards 100 billion euros.
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Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
Agoraare at least as of now inflexible. What seems increasingly evident, in fact is that with the European... for which is now obvious to all except to those who refuse to see it. * Francesco Saraceno is Senior
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Bookies' odds against SYRIZA emerging with majority from Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBetting odds for Independent Greeks entering Parliament have reversed and now stand at 1.55 from 2.75 last week. Similarly, odds for the opposite scenario, which stood at 1.40 last week, have now increased
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Another euro stitch unpicked
AgoraIf there was any doubt that the negotiations between the new Greek government and its lenders are going to be incredibly tense, there isn’t now. The European Central Bank’s decision on Wednesday... Club” days, the ECB now admits that ELA is available and will step in to take the place
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No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsplanned for this month, although it now looks likely that another meeting might have to be called... to Athens in the next few days to discuss details of a possible deal. Instead, the focus is now likely
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
monthly reading since 2001. Greece has now been in deflation for 23 straight months. January’s fall was mainly due to a large decrease in clothing and footwear prices (-14.2 percent). Greece has now
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Newsletter 17 - 27/02/2015
GDP would grow 2.5 percent in 2015. For now, the BoG noted that “GDP is projected to be positive.... This adjustment is now a reality,” the BoG notes. The central bank identifies a number of practicable measures
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Greece and its lenders: Where do you start?
Agorawould not want to be at the point where they are now. On the one hand, there are the frustrated... not bode well for a satisfying outcome, with the best option now appearing some kind of temporary
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IMF sees Greek growth at 2.5 pct in 2015, debt at 172.7 pct of GDP
Economygovernment (gg) debt to GDP ratio by 1.7–1.8 percentage points (pp) for 2015 and 2016, which now stand... and is now expecting a deficit of 0.8 percent in 2015 and a surplus of 0.7 percent in 2016. Unlike
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Greece is gasping for a deal
Agorais for there to be an agreement between Greece and its lenders. It now looks highly unlikely... and goals remain unclear. Even if the government and its lenders find a way to fudge the issue now so
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