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  1. Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
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    Agora

    Politics today is the art of shaping a narrative, with the overriding preference being for one... stabilisation at a very low point of departure. But it is early days to call the crisis over in Greece... a successful return to markets has one major fault line. Not only is this return in my view

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  2. Moody's upgrades Greek rating by two notches to Caa1 - here's why

    Economy

    . This is Greece’s second rating upgrade, following that Fitch’s decision to increase it by one notch on May 23..., Greece’s credit rating by Moody’s is still one notch below that of S&P (B- with stable outlook set... involve: a) an ambitious structural adjustment program, b) a very high level of public debt, c

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  3. Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
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    Agora

    historic events. Since then, there have been 10 general elections in Greece and only one (March... at the very least generate the hope of lightening the fiscal burden over the years to come Without... certainly be one for the history books. Nick Malkoutzis

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  4. SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    with the troika in the next few months. The one area where Tsipras did suggest some changes is military... but it is likely to link it very closely to whether arms are being produced in Greece. The leftists, for instance... prove one of the party’s greatest vulnerabilities. Another development of note during Tsipras’s

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  5. In Greece, number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion rises to 3.9 mln in 2013

    Society

    of poverty or social exclusion, meaning they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at risk of poverty, severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity... deprived conditions. One in five (20.3 percent) were unable to do four of the following nine things: i

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  6. Fitch keeps Greek rating at 'B' with stable outlook

    Economy

    on Friday, This was the second rating action by Fitch within 2014 following the upgrade by one notch..., Fitch also pointed out that Greece’s external debt burden is very large; however it is inexpensive... by one notch to B with a stable outlook on September 12. However, Moody’s rating on Greece stands two

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  7. All the numbers that matter in the Greek presidential election
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ballot and a date for early elections. One of them (Nikos Tsoukalis), though, said on Monday that he... that there were up to four more of the party’s lawmakers thinking of doing the same. The other, very faint... are not in the coalition’s favour but one of the reasons Samaras and Venizelos opted for an earlier ballot

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  8. Could Democratic Left (DIMAR) hold the key to the Greek presidential election result?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    In what could be a very tight presidential election, the role of one-time coalition partner Democratic Left (DIMAR) will be crucial. The party’s parliamentary group and executive committee is due... and Independent Greeks. As things stand, only one of the party’s 10 MPs have indicated

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  9. SYRIZA's poll lead consistent but parliamentary majority elusive
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the polls is that they indicate it will be a very tight race for third place, with To Potami... #Greece — MacroPolis (@MacroPolis_gr) January 12, 2015 The Public Issue poll is the only one..., the survey’s results project only 151 out of 300 seats going to the leftist party. One of the key

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  10. Searching for electoral manifestos and overcoming voting obstacles in Greece
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    Agora

    and fuelling scaremongering in Greece, attention should rather be drawn to a number of very.... However, one of the most important constituencies to be addressed in these elections, namely first-time... real economy is particularly acute in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector. One

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