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Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
EconomyProgrammehas seen the new primary residence framework, which is due to succeed the Katseli law that expired... framework governing the protection of primary residences from foreclosure without necessarily first... residences. The institutions also raised concerns about the inclusion of the second group of NPLs
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SYRIZA hits back in funding row, says it could issue T-bills and use repos
Economyearlier this week noting that Greece had reached the 15-billion-euro limit on T-Bill issues.... In addition, the ministry questioned the ability of Greek banks to cover additional T-Bill issues and pointed out that foreign investors are not purchasing T-Bills during the current period of political
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societyresidence permit.” Paraphrasing a SYRIZA slogan used by the minister, “dreams don’t have borders... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship
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Primary residence talks continue amid uncertainty about draft legislation
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government remained in discussions with the institutions on Thursday over the details of the primary residence framework amid concerns that Athens is set to act unilaterally and table... against primary residences that the government would like to be included in the new framework. According
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Main residence draft law shows signs of compromise in several areas
EconomyProgrammeby the end of last year. Homeowners who have applied for protection under the Katseli law but have not yet...After weeks of back-and-forth with the institutions, the Greek government submitted to Parliament late on Tuesday the main part of the draft legislation relating to primary residences. The details
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Falling T-bill yields underline market confidence in Greek debt, promise lower servicing costs
Economyreflected in the auction of 26-week T-bills that took place on Wednesday. Greece’s Public Debt... substantially from the previous issue of T-bills of the same duration that took place only at the beginning..., Greece could issue 26-week T-bills just short of 1 percent with the eight issues of this duration
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Latest T-bill auction nets near-zero yield, rounding off landmark year for sovereign debt
Economyadjustment programmes, with the successful issue of a 52-week T-Bill on Wednesday that resulted in a yield close to zero. Greece’s debt managers auctioned a 625 million T-bill, that attracted 1.13... as 1.2 percent at the end of October, the short-term side of the yield in the T-Bills has been shifting
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No green light from troika yet as Greece moves towards bailout extension
EconomyProgrammedays. “Otherwise the risk is big and we won’t take decision on Greece in the upcoming Eurogroup (due... that the eurozone has yet to disburse. He suggested that an extraordinary Eurogroup could be held in mid-December
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policy-government media, as yet another consequence of tension between the two countries. Greek diplomatic... was spying for Athens. On Saturday, Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a man named Mohamed Amar
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Latest T-bill auction highlights shift in Greek yield curve
EconomyAgency (PDMA) announced the results of Wednesday’s 26-week T-Bill auction in which the yield dropped to zero. This came just a few weeks after Greece’s debt managers managed to roll over 13-week T... of 26-week T-bills on October 2 for the same amount produced a yield of 0.097 percent, while
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