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Greek central government debt inches down to 320.42 bln in Q1
Economythe FSM amounted to 214.9 billion by the end of March 2014, of which 186.5 billion refer to the European
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Greece's C/A deficit for March drops sharply to 44.4 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyto the new markets of China and Japan. On the flipside, the European Commission which follows a different
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Bookies see clear win for SYRIZA in EU elections but not in local vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing the first round of local elections in Greece on May 18, betting companies have not made any material revisions to their odds for the winning party in the European Parliament (EP) elections on Sunday. They have, though, adjusted odds for the winners of local elections. On the all important
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
EconomyThe European Parliament elections on Sunday handed SYRIZA a historic victory but the overall results are unlikely to force snap polls at this moment. As the dust begins to settle after the vote, attention will return to the economic challenges ahead, which remain a demanding task for the New
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Greek trade deficit increases by 14.7 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomy. The geographical breakdown shows that imports from the European Union (EU) and third countries both rose by 3.5
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Greece stuck in the long tunnel of political transition
AgoraThe staggered demise of New Democracy and PASOK, which has caused the disappearance of the centre in Greek politics, has forced the country into a political transition whose duration and outcome remains unknown. Sunday’s local and European Parliament elections did little to provide answers. Only
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Election results in Greece lift uncertainty, for now
Agora“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” - T.S Eliot As the dust settles following last Sunday’s municipal and European parliament polls, a clearer picture of the post-election landscape is slowly taking
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Greek economic sentiment for May at highest point since August 2008
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment improved by 3.7 points to 99.1 in May, after falling by 2.1 points in April, according to the European Commission (EC). The headline figure reached a low of 74.8 points in March 2009, and hovered between 75 – 90 points until June 2012 when the last general elections were
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Greek credit contracts again in April but at slightly lower rate of 3.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyNPL figures, the latest European Commission review report showed NPL ratio hiked to 33.1 percent
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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe results of the European Parliament elections in Greece have put any prospects of snap general elections, even though SYRIZA has made a formal request for the country to go to the polls soon. Less than 24 hours after the elections were held SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras claimed his party’s 3.9
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