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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
Parliament elections, New Democracy is finding it hard to shake off the downbeat feeling among voters, while... a panel on the fringes of the NATO summit in DC, the Greek PM underscored his belief that “governing... as an attempt to put off any clash between Kasselakis and his detractors within the party. Significantly
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BoG report reveals impact on banks’ capital from NPE reduction and loan sales
EconomyBankingIn its latest overview of the Greek financial sector, Bank of Greece (BoG) presented the outcome..., Greek banks would retain high capital ratios even under a worst case scenario. The analysis... that Greek banks’ CET1 ratio would range between 14.7 percent (worst case) and 20.5 percent (best-case
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Asylum bill passes as SYRIZA turns up heat on Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecently when a patrol vessel collided with a boat carrying 34 migrants off Kos). “Why should... that during SYRIZA’s time in office the Greek coast guard rescued an estimated 430,000 people... arrivals, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that the new system introduces stricter
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsrevealed that his government is considering holding off on reducing corporation tax for a second... on Monday that he believes making the cost of labour cheaper will help make Greek companies more... the expulsion of arrivals who are economic migrants rather than refugees. “We have no obligation to accept
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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the national health system not being strengthened enough. The new arrivals will have an immediate battle on their hands as the government is involved in a stand-off with hospital unions and staff... appointment could be interpreted as an attempt by the Greek prime minister to strengthen his links
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Alpha Bank posts net loss of 2.04 bln in Q2 after booking Galaxy Project securitization
EconomyBankingby 25.1 percent QoQ to 105.4 million. This was off the back of an increased contribution from... it was on course to bring the NPE ratio down to 7 percent in mid-2022. To achieve this, Alpha Bank’s
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What will be on the agenda for talks between Merkel and Tsipras?
AgoraThis Monday, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will fly to Berlin to meet the German...” for Merkel when addressing her Greek counterpart. The fact that Tsipras is going to Berlin to meet... on 7 March, Merkel’s advisors identified a to-do list for their boss concerning the Greek agenda
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China-Greece: One belt, one road?
AgoraAs negotiations between the Greek authorities and the renamed “institutions” labour on, Greek media... their way out of existing domestic over-capacity. The travel diplomacy of Greek government... offshore blocks in the Ionian Sea and off southern Crete, has been extended until July 2015. Moreover
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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tehran on November 29-30 in an effort to enhance..., however, is the second Greek foreign minister to visit Tehran in the last two years. His... The Greek government aims to play a “bridging” role between Iran and the EU and with the West in general
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Regling and Wieser: The key points
Agorareduction is off the table. Regling “There will be no nominal haircut and the Greek government... Klaus Regling and the head of the Eurogroup Working Group Thomas Wieser, gave interviews to two Greek... the uncertainty expressed by the Greek side because the agreement of the Heads of State and Government last
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