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  1. S&P upgrades Greece’s rating by one notch, sees compromise on pension reform by March

    Economy

    by consumption despite two general elections, referendum, imposition of capital controls and further.... However, S&P anticipates only gradual lifting of capital controls including withdrawal limits

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  2. Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece fall substantially and have already taken note of the fact that stricter border controls... as the tightening of border controls north of the country are already having a material impact since thousands

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  3. Tsipras concerns about EU stance on refugee crisis shared by opposition

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    are looking for ways in which they can ensure that border controls will be reinstated. This would leave... in terms of border guards. The Greek government is concerned that a ramping up of border controls

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  4. Current account deficit falls to 780 mln in Dec and 7.5 mln in 2015

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    banking system due to the capital controls. Excluding oil and ships, exports of goods rose by 4.6...’ surplus by 6.9 percent in 2015 is attributed to lower net transport receipts amid capital controls

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  5. Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016

    Newsletters

    the so-called Balkan trail, as other countries also tightened up their border controls due to fears... of border controls by the countries to the north of Greece means that just a few hundred (at the most

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  6. Elektroniki’s bankruptcy reflects struggles of consumer electronics sector
    Photo by MacroPolis

    EconomyFeatures

    Last week, electronics retail chain Elektroniki Athinon declared bankruptcy, citing a combination of a drop in demand, the capital controls introduced last year and a lack of confidence in the Greek... retail index of 5.0 percent. There was, however, a brief boom. In the build up to capital controls

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  7. Current account deficit widens to 412 mln in May
    Photo by MacroPolis

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    coupled with lower net payments for purchases of ships mainly due to capital controls. The marked drop... to capital controls. Moreover, travel receipts decreased 6.2 percent to 2.08 billion in the 5-month period

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  8. Greece's latest GDP figures and what to expect for the rest of the year
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    Agora

    . In absolute terms, Q2 GDP of 46.19 billion euros is the highest reading since capital controls were... QoQ in Q3 2015 in the wake of capital controls but rebounded by only a marginal 0.2 percent in Q4

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  9. Current account surplus almost doubles to 1 bln in June
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of ships also decreased in the wake of capital controls. Stripping out oil and ships, the goods’ balance... reflects lower net transport receipt mostly attributed to capital controls. In addition, travel

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  10. How Greece's political system failed to safeguard the largest investment in the country's history

    Agora

    the imposition of capital controls - in the wake of uncertainty about economic developments and rumours... of bank stock prices in the 3-month period after the imposition of capital controls and before stress

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