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Greece's troika talks begin with apparent deal on 2015 surplus
EconomyProgrammethan the 2.3 to 2.5 percent the MoF initially proposed and the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS... a primary surplus of 1.7 percent, which is slightly higher than the EAP target of 1.5 percent
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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
Agorafew days that the New Democracy-PASOK administration was counting its remaining days, rather than... legislation to Parliament with more chances of it passing. More than anything else, though, it gives Samaras
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Primary surplus inches up to 2.9 pct in Greece's 2015 draft budget
Economywith Sunday's To Vima newspaper. This figure is higher than the both the 2.34 percent initially presented... percent of GDP, which is higher than the EAP target of 1.5 percent, the 2.3 percent included in the MTFS
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What would a clean bailout exit for Greece mean in numbers?
Agoralargest 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
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Greek coalition stands by early bailout exit plans despite fresh blows on bond, stock markets
PoliticsGreek Politics. With the Greek stock market falling by more than 2 percent and the yield on 10-year bond rising above 9... percentage point higher than yesterday. Yields of shorter maturities rose even more sharply, with both
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In survival bid, coalition seeks to ease taxpayer burden, secure early bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsin up to 100 tranches. For debts of more than 15,000 euros, up to 72 instalments will be provided... on surcharges. The annual interest rate for the debt is set at 4.56 percent from more than 8 percent
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ECB tests find negligible capital shortfalls at Greek banks
Economy(Eurobank) appearing to have a capital shortfall and even in that case it being less than 18 million... for capital needs was based on the agreed restructuring plans (dynamic model) rather than the end-2013
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Alpha Bank nine-month profits at 110.3 mln, NPL ratio at 33.6 pct
EconomyBankingin 9M 2014 as well as deferred tax asset (DTA) of more than 600 and 400 million for the two periods... percent QoQ to 491 million euros, reflects higher deposit NII and lower funding cost more than
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agora. Rather than the basis for a long-term foreign policy strategy, this tactic bears the hallmark of a "my... to view the dispute in less cut-and-dried terms than it is seen in Athens, Nicosia and Ankara
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No prospect of compromise for entrenched Greek parties
PoliticsGreek Politicswould like his government to benefit from any political goodwill this would create rather than see... indicates that SYRIZA maintains a lead of more than 10 percentage points over New Democracy. Only one
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