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Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019
of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2020. The EC has an overall favourable view of its cooperation with the new... interest rate environment for Greek debt that has manifested itself throughout this year, with the caveat.... As such, the steady interest state assumptions have remained unchanged. To capture this the EC has introduced
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Discussion over PEPP, SGP draw attention to rising yields
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek sovereign debt market has enjoyed a buoyant period, largely thanks to the participation... consider it a cornerstone for future upgrades. Greece this year has managed to fetch from the markets..., when they had reached 101 and 114 cents respectively in August. The respective yields stand at 0.43
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis was not the case. Whatever happened, the impression that has been left is that Mitsotakis... to create some rare common ground in Greek politics rings somewhat hollow. One only has to look back... comments he has made in the past about Auschwitz. KIS called on the new minister to “express his
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor his New Democracy party. Mitsotakis has pledged to move swiftly forward with his reform programme... that Mitsotakis has agreed on several changes to the structure of his government before announcing who... to move across to take over at the Foreign Ministry, which has been vacated by Nikos Dendias, who
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsown party and the domestic audience over the content of the reform package his government has sent... in return for further loans is unlikely. This has created a sense of anxiety within Greece.... Opinion polls suggest that there has been a gradual rise in the level of concern among voters as well
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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras and his team feared (causing them to opt for snap elections in September) has... polling is no surprise given the nature of the measures the government has passed in recent months... was re-elected in September. However, what has caught the attention even more is the amount of smaller
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SYRIZA feeling internal pressure due to handling of refugees
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prominent faction of the “53” within SYRIZA has made a point of raising objections... that there is no prospect of Mouzalas being removed from his position and that he has the prime minister’s support. Although it is not unusual for the “53” to express their disagreement with government policy so
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeMembers of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) are due to meet again next week, after Greece has... Eurogroup, once Greek Parliament has approved the multi-bill on Monday and the remaining prior actions... that Athens has been advised it has until Wednesday next week to complete its tasks. The EWG
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Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL), has repeatedly expressed his opposition to Greece’s neighbour using the term “Macedonia.” However, he has also indicated that he might be willing to fall in line if there is an agreement that other parties will agree to as well. New Democracy has also adopted a somewhat equivocal
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Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
Agora. It has proven less capable of looking forward to anticipate risks. A growing criticism of the EU fiscal rules, then, is that the system has become so complex and by extension unrealistic..., has further sealed this sentiment. To assess options for reform, we need to understand the context
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