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  1. General gov't cash surplus sees large contraction in Jan-Feb, arrears edge up

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The general government (gg) primary cash balance showed the surplus shrinking by more than two... million, making up more than 20 percent of outstanding arrears. Social security funds followed suit with their arrears up by 71 million MoM to 1.89 billion accounting for slightly less than half

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  2. Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (1.8 percent of GDP), lower than the 2 percent incorporated in the draft budget and the 2.3 percent... is forecast at 41.89 billion euros, 457 million above the MTFS but 530 million lower than those... reiterated it plans to issue 7- and 10-year bond as well as T-Bills with durations of more than 6

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  3. China-EU: Navigating an increasingly complex relationship

    Agora

    travel restrictions and absence of in-person meetings for more than two years. Several European... and the Middle East. Otherwise, the meetings yielded a less-than-impressive list of outputs. The two... and there is a sense that the assertive tone of EU officials made Beijing listen more attentively than

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  4. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    than 200 post office branches and the manner of the surprise announcement, which was to take effect... of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it. Kikilias argued that the necessary... of post office users prefer to receive their post at home rather than at the branch, while 92

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  5. Time deposit rate almost flat in Jan, average loan rate falls 12 bps

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    euros dropped by 28 bps to 5.63 percent in January more than offsetting a rise by 24 bps in December

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  6. Greeks express most negative sentiments about economy in global poll
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    Society

    than it was in 2007, immediately before the beginning of the global financial crisis. Greeks, however... financially than their parents. The most pessimistic about prospects for the next generation... they will be better off financially than their parents,” 29 percent of Greeks aged 18-29 agreed, 23

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  7. What would a clean bailout exit for Greece mean in numbers?

    Agora

    largest creditor. As part of the SMP program it accumulated more than 55 billion euros of Greek... as normal and interest payments have an estimated budget impact of less than 500 million euros... to have a sizeable impact on the budget. Bilateral loans The loans of the first program, aka Greek

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  8. Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
    Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    soldiers who have been held since crossing the Evros border more than a month ago. The issue has... Democracy is smaller than other surveys have indicated. According to Kapa Research, support... president operates like a “sultan.” Both comments seem to be an indication of the frustration

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  9. Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
    Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    prison without charges for more than a month. Where their disagreement seems to lie, though....” "In a country where justice does not work properly and courts operate under the Sultan's order, the adventure of the two Greek soldiers may last for more than 15 years," he said while speaking in Parliament

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  10. Approaching Golden Dawn verdict shines spotlight on Greek politics, justice
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    politics, preferring to respect parliamentary protocol rather than overtly challenge the party’s... – rather than political – trial. Political appointment Golden Dawn’s adeptness at manipulating... of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas (aka. “Killah P”), and separate attacks on Egyptian immigrant fishermen

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