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Tsipras focuses on debt relief goal as review resumes in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras took to centre stage on Tuesday evening, soon after the second review of the Greek programme resumed in Athens, and used his first televised interview for weeks to strongly defend his government and the agreement it appears to have reached with the country’s lenders
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in April
EconomyMacroeconomytrade indicator edged up by 0.3 points for the second straight month to 3. On the flipside
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Credit contraction slows to 1.3 pct in March on net additions of 307 mln
EconomyMacroeconomythat the corporate lending flow remained positive for the second straight month. However, the year to date
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Parliament Budget Office welcomes deal, warns on economic prospects and reform implementation
EconomyMacroeconomy. All those negative developments mostly relate to the delay in the conclusion of the second
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Tsipras rallies ministers and MPs before multi-bill arrives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe multi-bill containing the measures the government has agreed with the lenders is due to be submitted to Parliament next week, amid efforts by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ensure that there are no second thoughts from coalition MPs. The draft legislation is due to be ready by May 10
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Debt relief, MTFS and return to bond markets on agenda after technical agreement
EconomyProgrammein the conclusion of the second programme review. Moody’s Meanwhile, Moody’s said in its credit outlook
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Overdue social security contributions climb to 22.5 bln at end of Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyof contributions remained above the 200-million-euro mark for the second straight month, albeit
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Tsipras tries to take pressure off MPs but debt proving hard to settle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s parliamentary group is due to meet on Friday after a straightforward cabinet meeting on Thursday, during which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras even envisioned the possibility of his party being in power for a second term. The gathering of SYRIZA MPs is not expected to result in any nasty
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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
in concluding the review. New tax debt increased in March at a slower pace for the second successive month
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Greece eyes first bond issue since 2014 to smooth out volatile relationship with markets
EconomyFeatureswith a 3-billion 5-year bond at a coupon of 4.75 percent, which was followed by a second
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