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New polls indicate support for recent measures, give SYRIZA glimmer of hope
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty is above the 3 percent threshold, although a newly-formed nationalist party called Greek Solution... the name deal and North Macedonia’s accession to NATO, which was approved by Greek Parliament on Friday. He repeated his accusation that no previous Greek government had agreed to hand over Macedonian
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Disbursement delayed until April as lenders wait for primary residence law to be settled
EconomyProgrammeby the Greek authorities. Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno suggested that Athens and its lenders are very... for the Greek government. Since issuing the new debt last week, Athens appeared more relaxed about... not be as damaging as Greek officials felt it would be just a few months earlier. Nevertheless
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Athens revises projections in Stabilty Programme, sees more fiscal space in coming years
EconomyProgrammeto the national medium-term fiscal plan. The Greek authorities expect growth in 2019 of 2.3 percent, slightly... spending and a rise in exports, albeit at decelerating pace. On the fiscal side, the Greek... in the authorities’ view confirms that there is space for structural policy changes and not just one-off social
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New Parliament sworn in as Mitsotakis picks top civil servants, maintains status quo with church
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new Greek Parliament was sworn in on Wednesday as the government prepares to undergo... parties (New Democracy, SYRIZA, Movement for Change (KINAL), Communist Party (KKE), Greek Solution... government’s attempts to change textbooks for religion classes, to move priests off the public
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Mitsotakis returns from Berlin with warm words but no encouragement on fiscal front
PoliticsGreek Politicsto countenance lower fiscal targets were meticulously damped down by the Greek side in the run-up... have read as closing a door on any future negotiation, and others as opening a window. The Greek... force in Greek politics. Tsipras seems to have won over key dissenters within the party in his bid
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Development bill adopted as ND targets investment and growth
PoliticsGreek Politicswas published ahead of the vote on the bill late on Thursday. The support from New Democracy and Greek... it easier for projects considered “strategic investments” to get off the ground. However, opposition... hopes that its growth-friendly measures will deliver a 2.8 percent increase in Greek GDP next year
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Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
EconomyProgramme, the profits made by the Eurosystem on Greek bonds bought on the secondary market will be returned to Athens... in the coming months for the European creditors to sign off on any “agreed investments.” One of the reasons... the recent decline in Greek bond yields. It sees Greek debt falling to 60 percent of GDP in 2055
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Banks gear up for 2020 stress tests as evaluation begins
EconomyBankingwas in the 2018 exercise. However, the timeline for Greek banks was different as it was brought forward after... potential capital needs well ahead of the programme end in August 2018. As such, the Greek exercise lasted... are essentially double the baseline assumptions, reaching 3.92 percent by 2022. Confidence Greek
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Newsletter 243 -13/03/2020
Steps taken to fight off coronavirus PM makes TV address on Covid-19 as govt focuses on health and fiscal measures The government stepped up its response to the coronavirus this week as Greek... as economists tried to assess the potential overall impact on the Greek economy from the negative effect
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ECB makes Greece eligible for up to 12 bln in bond purchases amid market frenzy
Economyrequirements for securities issued by the Greek government will be granted for purchases under PEPP... of the national central banks, which in Greece’s case translates into roughly 12 billion euros of Greek government... pct ceiling during Wednesday’s trading as investors went into a complete risk-off mode following
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