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Next key programme developments due in April as Athens shapes growth strategy
EconomyProgrammeEurogroup, along with plans for debt relief and the programme exit, which have been put off for now because
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIf Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was considering the option of calling snap elections soon after exiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea. The option of going to the polls early and capitalising on whatever positive sentiment there is due to leaving
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammeThe completion of the fourth review and the possibility that a delay in ticking off the 88 prior actions could push Greece and its lenders to the limit is back in focus this week. Kathimerini reported that an unnamed European official has suggested a final agreement on the review, debt relief
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Piraeus Bank makes net profit of 12 mln in Q4, edges into profitability for 2017
EconomyBankingto 1.77 billion. Asset quality Pre-write off non-performing exposure (NPE) formation fell by 180
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Banks meet NPE targets in Q4, reduction at highest rate since start of crisis
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to the March 2016 peak, NPEs have fallen by 12 percent, or 13 billion euros. Excluding off
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Complications over reforms cast doubt on June target for global deal
EconomyProgrammeWith 10 days to go until the meeting of the Euro Working Group on April 12, the onus is on the Greek government to start ticking off more prior actions even though speculation is rife that a global deal between Athens and the lenders may have to wait until July, rather than June. More than 70
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign PolicyDimitris Tzanakopoulos suggested that they were uttered in an off-the-record conversation with journalists
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Prior actions and crucial meetings dominate agenda for rest of month
EconomyProgrammeout to tick off the key deliverables. Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis is expected
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Mixed messages on foreign policy put coalition under pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout political cooperation. KINAL attempted this week to kill off speculation about whether
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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.37 bln in March, above target by 1.27 bln
EconomyMacroeconomypercent rise in income tax revenues to 2.01 billion, off target by 27 million, along with a smaller
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