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Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
Agorathe coalition election campaign, which was based on a very simple idea that, step by step... Costa, requested a very detailed anti-austerity economic programme from a group of respectable... or the 2016 budget in order to force new elections in April? In his very ambiguous concession speech Costa
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IMF concludes Article IV consultation, prepares to publish DSA in July
EconomyProgrammeindeed very clear that we think the measures announced last week will mitigate Greece's medium-term... of measures that were agreed previously and this is very normal,” he said, noting that they would not be quarterly reviews but “more flexible than that.” “This isn't specific to Greece. This is very
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IMF voices concerns over long-term debt, sees more relief being needed
EconomyProgrammecreditors with low interest and very long amortisation periods. The sustainable threshold agreed... surpluses through a very growth unfriendly policy mix of high taxation and depressed social spending... and an increase of the very narrow tax base, which Fund staff believes will be politically difficult
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Greece to sign augmented defence deal with US, buy more Rafale jets
PoliticsForeign Policy, Greece appears now as a very reliable interlocutor in the eastern Mediterranean and the defence co.... However, this very ambitious idea stalled due to a very limited mandate for negotiations on the US.... He added that “we have very good co-operation with France and the whole debate about the EU’s
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
and the fatigue within SYRIZA’s parliamentary group means that Tsipras would very likely not receive... allow the country’s bonds into the QE scheme. However, ECB officials have been very cautious... travel to Greece remains very strong for 2017, according to a report by the Institute of the Greek
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New Democracy tax pledges put spotlight on available fiscal space
EconomyProgramme” for the new government is very clear and that the issue of adjusting the primary surplus target is “not relevant at the moment.” “At the moment, I see it as very positive that the government has... will give our honest advice on what is good for growth and what is not. Those talks will continue very
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Moody's holds on rating update stressing need for reform
Economyand control of corruption.” The country’s fiscal strength reflects the very high debt burden, which is partially offset “by a benign debt structure with very low interest rates and very long maturities
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Greece needs to re-think natural gas policy, starting with demand
Agorasignificantly more in the coming years. In very blunt terms, though, if Greece were to follow the EU’s middle... in the medium term: At the very least, we should be hitting the pause button on any policies which... in the very best case will be phased out in the next 30 years and whose cost may become unbearable
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agorapolitical systems are not very good at explaining to their voters that growth might be moderate or even disappointing. The time horizon for politicians is also very short, so it is important to push growth... of the economy, the ability to place debt and service debt on a timely basis is very different under
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Mitsotakis targets reforms, but day-to-day challenges set to dominate agenda in 2024
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey are very satisfied with SYRIZA’s performance, while another 23 pct say they are a little satisfied. Also, Kasselakis’s popularity remains very low. He attracted just 10 pct in positive ratings, compared... are either very or quite satisfied by the government’s performance.
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