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  1. IMF's role in Greek bailout remains in doubt
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    sustainability analysis (DSA) is currently being prepared and will be published along with the Article IV paper

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  2. PMI drops for third straight month to hit one-year low of 48.3 in Nov

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    attributed to higher prices for steel, thermoplastics and paper. However, goods’ producers retained

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  3. What the agreement between Greece and lenders means for fiscal and tax policy
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    EconomyProgramme

    their instalments or current obligations on time. In addition, a policy paper will have to be prepared

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  4. Bank of Greece sees potential for recovery, urges calm in negotiations
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    sectors such as food services (79.5 percent), textile (75.9 percent), wood and paper processing

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  5. Bank of Greece study finds one in six local firms is strategic defaulter
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    ) and in specific sectors, such as food services (79.5 percent), textile (75.9 percent), wood and paper

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  6. IMF argues case for further reform of pension system
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    One of the issues discussed in a recent International Monetary Fund paper deals with the Greek pension system and notes that the most recent reform goes in the right direction since it removes some distortions and reduces the overall pension cost. However, the Fund stresses that it falls short

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  7. IMF examines how Greece accumulated large pile of unpaid taxes and contributions
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    The issue of Greece’s exceptionally high tax and social security debt is discussed in an International Monetary Fund paper published with the release of the Article IV consultation and ex-post evaluation earlier this week. The total amount of this type of debt stands at 115 billion euros

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  8. Eurogroup agrees return of mission to Athens but key issues unresolved
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    finished, Athens issued a non-paper insisting that the agreement will not involve any extra austerity

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  9. What Dijsselbloem didn't say
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    it. As economists Alexandr Hobza and Stefan Zeugner point out in a 2014 European Commission paper they wrote

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  10. Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , to stay away from commenting on political developments in Turkey. In a non-paper issued on Monday

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