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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agora, with the referendum in July with Sunday’s vote, and ending up on the winning side, Tsipras may start... may rekindle the discussion about a revival of Greece’s centre-left, with a more buoyant PASOK now... members live for, the friction generated by disagreements. Tsipras may be returning to power
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Greek banks brace for recapitalisation, with Piraeus initiating a bond swap offer
EconomyBankingfigure could be in line with market expectations, the individual bank capital needs may prove more..., the initial voluntary may turn into a mandatory exchange securing Piraeus capital strengthening. Following Piraeus announcement, the market anticipates that the other three systemic banks may proceed
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Cabinet act firms up details of CoCos issuance by Greek banks
Economythe right to request the repayment of CoCos before the 7th anniversary, but may request... in the next few weeks. The bank may decide to repay in cash part or the whole CoCos amount at any time... is at the discretion of the bank’s BoD, which may also decide to pay the coupon in the form of common shares
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Unemployment down for second straight month in August, falls to 24.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy) labour force survey showed on Thursday. The August jobless rate is the lowest figure since May 2012.... The number of unemployed fell by 15,700 to 1.18 million in August to its lowest level since May... is the highest reading since May. However, the August number still points to a considerable decline
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Privatisation of power transmission firm ADMIE a key challenge among prior actions
EconomyProgrammeprocess was completed on May 9, 2014, with five firms submitting expressions of interest. After... of exports are controlled by PPC. Local media indicate that the government and the quadriga may converge... of public utilities in particular. The government may find a way to appease backbenchers over
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Multi-bill tabled in Parliament, paves way for sale of NPLs
EconomyProgrammeon in the long-term. In turn, the borrower may be offered more favorable term as the new entity... will be uploaded on BoG website. An NPL may be sold by a bank only if in the preceding 12 months the debtor did... one loan that includes an NPL, their performing loans may also be transferred together with the NPL
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Mitsotakis win gives New Democracy chance for renewal but creates fresh risks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis on the right wing of the party, may prove more complex. Mitsotakis, who favours market-oriented reforms... for his attacks on the main opposition party. Tsipras may try to portray New Democracy and Mitsotakis.... In the process, New Democracy may find itself attracting the support of voters who backed centrist To Potami over
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
Leonidas Grigorakos after he claimed that socialist MPs may join New Democracy now that it has a new.... The absence of these two elements may lead to the depth of problems facing Greece growing that big larger... for this process to play out. For instance, SYRIZA may well have banked in the rise of Podemos in Spain
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Alexis Tsipras. Tsipras accepted on Tuesday night that he may have to call a meeting of party... may become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over..., for holding up the deployment of the NATO reaction force. It may be just a question of time before
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New party aims to mount challenge to the right of Mitsotakis's ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUnity may have an impact on Mitsotakis is in influencing his decision making. If the ND leader feels... out to, Mitsotakis may feel the need to adopt positions that do not allow his opponents too much...-American community in New York on Saturday, may be forced to adapt and diverge from the path that he
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