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  1. Tsipras and the binary opposition
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    Agora

    as it was the first time that a party other than New Democracy or PASOK had won a vote in Greece since... a figure more suitable to keeping the party’s MPs and grassroots united rather than launching... point will require more drive and vision than has been on view during her long political career, which

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  2. Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment
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    Economy

    deficit of 1.67 billion euros for 2015, more than 700 million worse than the 968 million budgeted last year. The ministry indicates that this mainly reflects lower than expected social security... for retirees who have been insured with more than one fund. This is one of the key reasons

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  3. Newsletter 51 - 12/11/2015

    Newsletters

    is the first negative reading since Q4 last year but is better than market polls had suggested. GDP.... The first negative reading since last year, the Q3 figure was better than predicted. 2 A valuable... and to deliver hagiographies of leaders past rather than a measured assessment of what they offered

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  4. Marked rise in expenditure leads to a budget primary deficit in Nov

    Economy

    surplus reached 4.35 billion euros, which is 21.9 percent higher than last year and 1.7 billion better than the target. The year to date outperformance mainly stems from lower primary expenditure... billion euros, 32.3 percent lower than last year and 1.77 billion better than target. It is also

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  5. Primary surplus beat target in 2015 on higher revenues and restrained spending
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    Economy

    marked by lower than expected primary expenditure by 626 million as well as higher than targeted Public... higher than target. Despite dropping by 294 million to 3.18 billion (1.8 percent of GDP), property... billion, 448 million lower than target. As a result, net revenues remained almost unchanged (-0.1

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  6. Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016

    Newsletters

    will be less wavering in his search for a deal with creditors than last year and may be willing to compromise... less adamant about protecting auxiliary retirement pay than it has about the main payments... by 14.3 percent in December, which was much more pronounced than the 1.8 percent decline in November

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  7. Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016

    Newsletters

    relations with the EU over the refugee crisis appear on a more even keel than they were a few weeks ago... is perhaps bigger than all the other challenges facing Tsipras. In its first period in government, between... security contributions rather than cut existing pensions. However, had he chosen to slash pensions again

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  8. Budget primary surplus surges to 3.04 billion, extending outperformance
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    by more than 1 billion coupled with an increase in net revenues by 800 million. Compared to targets... million better than target. For February in particular, revenues exceeded target by 365 million. Tax..., net revenues rose by 11.1 percent to 8.1 billion, 323 million better than target. Primary expenditure

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  9. Greek banks: Taking stock of a rough 2015 and looking at what lies ahead
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    Agora

    1,200 in 2010-2014 to 2,562 at the end of 2014 and the staff by more than 15,000 employees to 44,332..., the cumulative provisions rose by more than 9.7 billion euros to 57.9 billion at the end of 2015 from 48.2...) formation showed mixed trends in the course of 2015. It halved QoQ in Q2, than it doubled in Q3

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  10. Budget primary surplus of 2.68 bln in first quarter, but March trims outperformance

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in March from more than 3.9 billion in the preceding two months and much lower Public Investment Budget...) more than offsetting lower than expected PIB balance (by 366 million). The state budget balance showed... figure reached 3.04 billion, 83 million better than target. For the 3-month period, revenues rose 4.4

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