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  1. Referendum and the ECB to determine the future of Greek banks
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    Economy

    on negotiations with Greek authorities until the referendum. Since most eurozone officials as well as rating... Greece has to redeem a GGB of 3.5 billion held by the ECB. Although rating agencies have noted they would not lower Greece’s rating to ‘SD’ should the government miss this redemption, it is very high

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  2. Fitch puts Greek banks' capital needs between 11.2 and 15.9 bln
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    Economy

    certain assumptions. In the first scenario, the rating agency assumes: 1) Non-performing exposure (NPE... euros. The rating agency notes that the final capital needs will be highly dependent on the target... scenario. Among other factors, the rating agency stresses that the scenarios are notably sensitive

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  3. Greek stocks nosedive 9.8 pct over week amid bank sell-off

    Economy

    rating by one notch to ‘B-‘ with stable outlook following a similar rating action for the sovereign rating on January 22. Coca Cola Hellenic releases its Q4 results on February 19, while no other major

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  4. Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    not constitute a rating action, noting it expects the domestic economy to contract 0.7 percent this year before...-term. The rating agency sees the debt to GDP ratio peaking at 182.8 percent in 2016. It notes, though... key concern. As a result of the poor asset quality, the rating agency expects investment growth

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  5. Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016

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    edged down by 0.5 percent. Fitch affirmed Greece’s rating at CCC in its scheduled rating update. The rating agency expects GDP to contract 0.5 percent this year and to rebound 1.8 percent next year

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  6. Greece announces return to markets with 5-year bond, mostly targeting swap
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    Economy

    by the rating agencies. As we have noted, Moody’s upgraded Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘Caa2’ with positive outlook on June 23, while S&P upward revised the rating outlook to positive from stable last Friday

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  7. ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
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    EconomyProgramme

    as the ECB was winding down QE. As the country's credit rating was below investment grade... Moody's did not even update its credit rating last month. Moody's stressed the challenges that Greece... in the B rating category for years. That said, the top three notches of B are in the investment grading

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  8. Tsipras puts first broad brushstrokes to SYRIZA's picture in opposition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    a popularity rating of 74 percent, with Tsipras way behind on 38 percent. By way of comparison, though, Tsipras’s rating a month after he was first-elected in January 2015 was at 82 percent. The survey also... seeing encouragement as far as attracting investments are concerned. SYRIZA’s approval rating stands

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  9. Athens takes heart from Gentiloni, Lagarde comments but still has distance to cover

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    endorse it, this will further strengthen Greece’s credit rating and bring it to a level of eligibility... positive developments in the markets and the economy, Greece will need to reach investment grade rating... to be covered before reaching the promised land of QE and have focused on accumulating credit rating

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  10. Hercules nears end of its first cycle with National Bank's participation
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    EconomyBanking

    in guarantees. In keeping the country’s sovereign credit rating unchanged at “BB” last week, rating... on those three fronts would lead to a credit rating downgrade. Bad bank In its most recent financial

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