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Lenders appear at ease with Tsipras pledges, cautious on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammein the corporate tax rate as one such measure. Pension cuts Where things are less clear, though, is on the issue... been decided for Greece if the adjustment programmes are not continued as agreed.” This is one
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Mixed picture for government after first day of talks with creditors
EconomyProgrammeCommission was the only one of the three European lenders that had so far indicated a willingness... not to create concern among investors. Banks Bank chiefs also met with the mission chiefs on Wednesday. One
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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
The persisting issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) was one of the key items discussed last week... Coeure said that one of Greece’s top priorities as it moved out of its support programme should
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PDMA readies bond schedule for 2019, with eye on prepayment of IMF loans
Economypercent. This type of liability management is one of the purposes of the cash buffer created... years, the IMF is one of Greece’s most substantial creditors. Obligations to the Fund total 7
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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe leaving his party. This takes the party’s presence in Parliament down to five. If one more... different to the current one. The most significant aspect of this change is that it could bring
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
that one option would be for the government to delay the submission of the draft budget, especially since... was assessed a level below ‘Moderate’ reflecting on the one hand improved near-term prospects but at the same
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammereaching a compromise with the lenders over the issue, which is one of the top items on the domestic... the programme is one that will be debated.” His suggestion that the pension cuts were “contingent
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Greece 57th in WEF's Global Competitiveness Index based on new methodology
EconomyFeaturesshows that the country dropped by four places in 2018 compared to a drop of one place in 2017. Greece came in one level below the Phillipines at 56 and India at 58. The top spot in the rankings went
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Tsipras faces challenges ahead on multiple foreign policy fronts
PoliticsForeign PolicyMediterranean". The Cyprus issue is also one of the many challenges ahead for the prime minister... was aimed at his Minister, as one of the diplomats was a close aide to Kotzias. Regarding relations
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Athens edges towards compromise on pension cuts but may have to plug fiscal gap
EconomyProgrammecuts should not be implemented will not be an obstacle unless one or more eurozone member states choose... with the lenders. Fiscal gap Several reports in Greece suggest that one other potential stumbling
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