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SYRIZA's left wing hoping to prevent Tsipras from concluding bailout talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsreasons: 1) He suggested the congress should be held after an agreement has been reached with the creditors. 2) An emergency congress would mean new delegates being elected rather than the ones who
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Tsipras lays down gauntlet to SYRIZA rebels, proposes September congress or members' vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto achieve two things: 1) To delay any internal discussion or turbulence until after an agreement has been reached with lenders and 2) to allow new delegates to be elected to the meeting, which would give him
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Greece and lenders appear close to third bailout deal, with few issues outstanding
EconomyProgrammebillion euros from the new bailout to cover: 1) The redemption of the 3.2-billion-euro Greek government bonds held by the ECB that mature on August 20. 2) An initial amount of 10 billion euros
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgramme: 1) Gradual elimination of grandfathering to statutory retirement age and early retirement pathways... and mothers with children with disability) with immediate application. 2) Change in the interest rate
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Greek government commits to new fiscal measures for third bailout
EconomyMacroeconomyfor 2016-19. Among others, the latter will include: 1) The second phase of pension reforms 2) Reform
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European Commission's Greek DSA sees recession ahead, debt becoming unsustainable
EconomyProgrammeprevious forecasts - released on July 10 - of 2 to 4 percent. The long-term growth assumed... targets (-1 percent in 2015, 0 percent in 2016 and 1.5 percent in 2017). Based on these assumptions
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
on year (YoY), falling to 1 billion euros from 1.25 billion in 2014. The YoY deterioration mainly... is eighth straight monthly decline. 2 Stealing the show Lack of credible alternative explains voters
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Wages index falls 1.8 pct QoQ in Q1 2015 for the second successive quarter
EconomyMacroeconomybefore. The revision is based on: 1) The calculation of the wages index according to a fixed base year formula, whilst previous figures were calculated according to a moving base year. 2
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Amid talk of post-election alliances, parties propose changes to bailout measures
PoliticsGreek Politics, PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata set out the five following demands: 1) No freeing up of mass dismissals in the private sector 2) Overhaul of pension system while preventing deep cuts, which would
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Lenders also require health and labour market reforms from gov't in next months
EconomyProgrammeoutlines a series of key deliverables for September and October including: 1) Extension of the 2015 claw back ceilings for diagnostics, private clinics and pharmaceuticals for the next three years 2
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