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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Ukraine last week in a trip that had been decided a few months ago and is was his latest to a country that is facing diplomatic, political and other problems. These trips are part of the “multidimensional foreign po...
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Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting with key ministers on Friday to assess the progress the government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year. The meeting was held a few hours before the Greek leade...
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Business balance positive in 2017, small companies continue to dominate
EconomyFeaturesData from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that in 2017, the balance of companies which joined the registry as opposed to those which left it was the highest since 2011, the earliest date for which GEMI has made electronic regis...
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Prior actions and crucial meetings dominate agenda for rest of month
EconomyProgrammeThe pressure is back on the Greek government following the Easter break as it is thought that around 75 prior actions have to be completed in the coming weeks. Whether the aim is to reach a global deal with the institutions on June 21, as has been state...
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Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
EconomyProgrammeAhead of the rubber-stamping of Greece’s post-programme surveillance and Friday’s Eurogroup, the discussion about next year’s pension cuts is continuing. The issue was addressed by a senior eurozone official in Brussels on Wednesday. In his briefing wit...
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Fiscal matters expected to dominate talks as lenders return for post-MoU check
EconomyProgrammeThe institutions are due to carry out their first post-programme inspection in Greece this week, with next year’s pension cuts topping the agenda for their brief visit to Athens. The lenders’ technical teams were due to arrive in Athens on Monday, with ...
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Amid efforts to help banks reduce NPLs, portfolio sales dominate drive to meet 2018 targets
EconomyBankingHaving weathered a tumultuous October, Greece’s domestic banking system and relevant stakeholders that include Bank of Greece and HFSF are looking into ways that will help banks reduce the risk on their books and bring down their non-performing exposure...
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Record year for company launches in 2018, small enterprises continue to dominate
EconomyFeaturesData from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that 2018 was a bumper year for companies being launched in Greece compared to companies being closed with the highest balance on their records. The online record of registries made ava...
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt is becoming increasingly clear that the long campaign for the next general election will be dominated by clashes over corruption allegations rather than debates over policy choices. The submission to Parliament this week of the first phase of an inve...
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Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues
EconomyProgrammeThe first round of discussions between the Greek authorities and the institutions was held on Monday and appears to have yielded the first areas of common ground, and revealed areas that have some way to go still. Government officials said that there is...
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