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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was no official response from Athens on Monday to the proposal made by the institutions to the Greek government and it now seems there will be no movement on the issue until European Economic...-free threshold and cuts to pension spending now, it will be able to take counter-balancing measures
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Seven years of demanding the impossible in Greece
Agoraexpenses. Discretionary spending is now so lean that even the IMF argues that in certain areas... Thomsen, now the director of its European Department, recently argued that Greece doesn’t need any
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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe agreed and voted now and would apply, along with the interventions demanded by the institutions, from... and the IMF have made compromises and that the responsibility now lies with the German government to follow
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Unemployment rate up to 23.6 pct in Q4, down to 23.5 for 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfound a job, while 107,801 persons who were working last year are now unemployed. In addition... are now inactive. Furthermore, 99,279 inactive persons last year have entered the labour market
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
AgoraMaybe the dial in his mind was still switched to the rigours of the Dutch elections or possibly his focus was on former colleagues who might now want to challenge him for his post as Eurogroup.... Nevertheless, he may now find it difficult to hold on to his position as Eurogroup chief – German
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IMF downgrades Greek GDP and unemployment forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomyprevious forecasts, which were released early last October. The Fund now expects the domestic economy... in 2017 from 21.5 percent previously, which now stands close to the EC estimate of 22 percent
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Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyaspect is that Erdogan won and now has the ability to lead Turkey in more autocratic manner.... Diplomatic sources claim it is more likely now that he will have a greater interest in the Cyprus issue
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IMF revises fiscal estimates upward, sees debt ratio at 162.8 pct in 2022
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the primary balance, IMF also upped its forecasts for the overall balance, which is now seen..., the Greek debt ratio is now seen at 181.1 percent in 2016 (from 183.4 percent before), slipping
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the missions to Athens next week, was that this issue has now been settled and that the lenders... as the Fund made a significant revision of its forecast for the 2016 budget primary surplus, which it now
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Newsletter 115 - 21/04/2017
will be agreed by the May 22 Eurogroup. The government’s biggest concern now seems... for the return of the missions to Athens next week, was that this issue has now been settled
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