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Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
EconomyThe recapitalisation of Greek banks carried out in June 2013 put an end (at that time) to a long period of uncertainty regarding the bolstering of their capital base and ability to raise fresh money from private investors. The three core banks (Alpha Bank, National Bank and Piraeus Bank) raised
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put to bed the long-running speculation about the significance of "odious debt" in causing
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicsand even then it can only be put towards one-off measures, not those of a permanent fiscal nature
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraand Syrians had paid money to smugglers who put them in a boat and pointed it in the direction
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Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals
Agoragovernment were imprisoned for belonging to a network that, as the judge put, “favored relatives
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
Agorahalf of 2008, has put enormous strain on Greek society. An increasing amount of Greeks are finding
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Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
Society) Improving welfare Economic recovery, even once firmly established, should not be expected to quickly put
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Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the debt reduction talks have been put off until after the European elections even though the primary
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SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections
PoliticsGreek Politicslinks with the extremist Grey Wolves. Finally, pressure has also been put on another candidate
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Agoraon the German bund is at less than 1.5 percent today and fell as low as 1.2 percent last summer. Simply put
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