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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agoradevelopments for the rest of the year and even the next. As much as this review does not have... that need to be completed. The aim is to wrap it up by the end of the year so it can be signed off... sensitive and often throw developments off track either by creditors’ demands, their own
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Newsletter 139 -10/11/2017
a decision on whether to call off their strike. There appeared to be progress during the week... that Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou signed off on the second evaluation of the Central Archaeological Council... rate of unemployment is in Crete with 15.6 percent. In the rest of the regions, the unemployment rate
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Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto work due to the damage inflicted by the flooding would receive a one-off benefit payment of 600... December 26 to claim money. The rest of the social dividend was transferred to recipients’ accounts... would receive a one-off payment of 400 euros. It is estimated that there could be up to 55,000
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
at the meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Sofia, ticking off another significant prior action... designed to ward off any thoughts of moving the reduction of the tax-free threshold forward from 2020... over the past couple of years should lay to rest any doubts about whether the fiscal targets can
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NBG makes profit of 20 mln in Q1, NPE stock falls again
EconomyBanking. These decreases offset a positive NPE formation of 69 million euros in mortgages. For the rest... to the one-off impact of IFRS 9 implementation, additional restructurings and sustained deleveraging... core Greek bank that is off ELA while retaining a liquidity buffer. Stress test Under the 2018 EU-Wide
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
and Kammenos met last Friday to put on a show of unity. The meeting seemed aimed at killing off the speculation...’ Moody’s is well behind the rest of the rating agencies at their ‘B-‘ equivalent. In the analysis... of a potential of faster than anticipated growth as past reforms start paying off. This positive
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Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsas his own man, prone to following a different line to the rest of the government. There were several... for confirmation from the institutions that it can call off the latest round of pension cuts due... is an indication that Tsipras wants to kill off any more discussion about the matter domestically
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Hatzidakis announces strategy for partial privatisation of PPC
EconomyFeatures, ADMIE, which was fully owned by PPC, would be split off from the parent entity. In 2017, PPC sold a 24... with Skai TV, he had indicated that privatisation plans were off the table for PPC, saying that no one would... in their prices disproportionately affect the company’s bottom-line. As the rest of Europe moves away from fossil
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BoG awaits go-ahead from DG Comp over NPL scheme
EconomyBankingthey will be required to write off Deferred tax credits (DTCs) corresponding to the accumulated provisions of deferred loans. Legislation will be introduced so that the amount of DTCs written off will be recognised... category of real estate which is in stronger demand compared to the rest of Greece. The scheme would
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Fiscal issues dominate talks as fourth post-programme review ensues
EconomyProgrammeareas that require the sign off from the country’s lenders. The finance ministry has estimated... in the regular settlement schemes that currently stand at 12 months for income tax and 24 for one-off items.... The rest of the agenda on Wednesday is devoted to privatisations and public administration.
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