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Slight uptick for economic sentiment and consumer confidence in November
EconomyMacroeconomy) figures revealed on Monday. Between December last year and this November, the ESI print has... at 92.9. Since then sentiment has improved by 5.5 points. Consumer confidence also improved by 0.2...-to-date basis, confidence has improved by 10.6 points, having recovered from declines in January through
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SYRIZA in tight spot over strikes but poll deficit still closing
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition parties, unions and activists. The coalition has come under attack for agreeing to change the law... that the quorum needed for these organisations to launch protest action has to be at least half... in Athens on Tuesday, this has also created some concern within SYRIZA. Only a few months ago
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Athens hits back over EU's refugee criticism, but domestic gripes more of a concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this was an effect of the recent increase in the number of arrivals. “The state has no magic wand to respond... that is not the state’s fault.” The government has been installing dozens of converted containers... and become permanent features, means the process has been moving slowly. Authorities have also been
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Busy January ahead for coalition, which rebuffs accusations over Turkish airmen
PoliticsGreek Politics, regaining along the way some of the support it has lost over the last couple of years.... For instance, a difference of opinion has emerged between SYRIZA and its coalition partner, Independent...) regarding the longstanding name dispute between the two countries. ANEL leader Panos Kammenos has
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
has been concluded. On Tuesday, he accepted the resignation of Independent Greeks (ANEL) Kostas... up for 2020. The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the reduction to the tax-free... lowered in 2019. The Finance Ministry reacted angrily to a story in Ta Nea newspaper, which has been
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the idea of a compromise, while PASOK has also taken a fairly moderate stance, without clearly stating... to get cold feet in the coming weeks. The demonstration has also put the coalition on tenterhooks. SYRIZA... this week, Panos Kammenos will not put an end to the coalition unless he feels he has no option
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the hydrocarbon exploration going on off Cyprus, where ENI says it has discovered gas, look to have put... adviser Yigit Bulut claimed on Wednesday that the US, which has warned Turkey over its actions in Syria... the country’s southern border. Athens has decided to respond to the unrest in the Aegean
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BoG looks at other programme exits and options available to Athens
EconomyProgrammeOver the last few weeks Greece’s central bank governor, Yannis Stournaras, has been arguing... surveillance (PPS) process has been running smoothly for all four countries, which have completed between 4 and 7 PPS. Cyprus has a number of common characteristics with Greece in the way it concluded its
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Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammegovernment and its lenders has moved fully to the final few months of the programme and what will follow... will be assigned to the cash buffer the government is building. Although no official date has been given... is also due to receive another 1 billion euros subject to confirmation it has met its commitments
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Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
Economy. There is an across the board convergence of opinion that the environment in Greece has stabilised..., the debt outlook has improved along with the country’s creditworthiness, reducing any risks... period is seen supported by the cash buffer that the Greek government has agreed with its eurozone
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