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  1. Athens sweats on outcome of UK referendum
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . The normal summit is scheduled for June 27-28. Clearly, Tsipras backs the “Remain” campaign but has... on June 26. SYRIZA is hoping that its political ally, Podemos, and its alliance with the left-wing

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  2. Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
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    Agora

    Despite the circumstances being dissimilar and the timeframe involved being substantially different, there are a lot of parallels between Greece’s referendum last July and the June 23 vote in the UK... last June that “we are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things

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  3. Deposit flow turns positive in May with inflows of 184 mln

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    that the ECB approved a lowering of the ELA ceiling by 3.1 billion through June 29 and further... also reflects the reinstatement of the waiver on Greek government securities effective as of June 29

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  4. Athens takes Turkish foreign policy pivot in its stride, sticks to Egypt, Israel goal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens was not caught by surprise when the news broke on June 27 that Turkey decided to make a dramatic change in its foreign policy. On that day, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced... the same concerns about the region. The June 27 agreement between Israel and Turkey was the outcome

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  5. Industrial production up again in May with 2.9 pct increase

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    improvement in June following a small decline in May. Markit’s PMI marginally entered expansion territory in June on the back of higher output and employment in spite of the challenges of the negative

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  6. Industrial turnover plunges 13.4 pct in May for fifth successive double-digit drop

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    showed improving trends. Markit’s Manufacturing PMI increased by 2 points to 50.4 in June indicating... in June extending the year to date gains to 4.5 points.

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  7. Travel receipts drop at an accelerating pace of 10.4 pct in May despite growth in arrivals
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to 445 euros. The latter fully reflects the nosedive recorded in June. Arrivals from Russia and the US... tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports rose by 4.1 percent in June and overall by 4.9 percent

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  8. Government eases capital controls further, aiming to restore depositor confidence
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    Economy

    , with inflows of around 2 billion euros in June, while the positive trend is continuing in the course of July. The BoG is due to release an update on deposits with the evolution of June figures

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  9. Economic sentiment improves to its highest level of 90.7 pts for 2016, consumer confidence falls by 1.2 pts
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved by 1.2 points in July after remaining stable in June, the European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. As a result, the ESI edged up to 90.9 in July... trend displayed in June, three of the other four business indicators recorded an improvement in July

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  10. Car sales soar 42.9 pct in July, also reflecting a low base effect
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The number of road motor vehicles (going into circulation for the first time) surged 42.9 percent in July after a short-lived drop of 2.5 percent in June, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data... by 37.1 percent in July after dropping by 4.2 percent in June. In absolute terms, passenger cars stood

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