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Debt relief, MTFS and return to bond markets on agenda after technical agreement
EconomyProgrammelevel today will also pave the way for the timely submission of the technical agreement’s documents... in the conclusion of the second programme review. Moody’s Meanwhile, Moody’s said in its credit outlook... meaningful reduction of Greece’s repayment obligations to its European lenders would improve the sovereign’s
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Mitsotakis responds to coalition's counter-measure challenge with own proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to respond to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s.... The Finance Ministry responded to Mitsotakis’s proposal on Thursday by pointing out that if the 0.5... claim that he would unilaterally cut taxes if Greece’s lenders do not give their approval. Savvidis
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Greece eyes first bond issue since 2014 to smooth out volatile relationship with markets
EconomyFeaturesthe fiscal path beyond 2018 and “a credible strategy for ensuring that Greece’s debt is sustainable... Greece’s debt sustainable, for the inclusion of Greek government bonds (GGBs) in the European Central Bank’s QE programme. In addition, they could also allow the International Monetary Fund
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Athens absorbs Eurogroup fallout, hopes for better offer
PoliticsGreek Politicsof its lenders to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, sparking doubts about... responsible for Monday’s impasse. Tzanakopoulos added that the path for the release of the next loan..., as well as measures which could bring Greece’s financing needs down. Bloomberg reported that one
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The Court of Audit's opinion on new pension cuts and its implications
Legalof Economics following a Court of Audit’s Opinion respectively (…)”. This provision is to be seen... the Greek Legislator’s role is facilitated and the proper enactment of the law is guaranteed, keeping the Greek State’s fiscal policy under control. According to the settled case-law of the Greek
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Newsletter 122 - 09/06/2017
funds Little tangible progress was made this week towards a solution to Greece’s debt issue... indicated on Thursday that the Fund’s managing director, Christine Lagarde, would attend next week’s... ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup. SYRIZA MPs reportedly expressed frustration at having to vote again
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
PoliticsGreek Politicsof this week’s European Council, a series of meetings designed to issue a positive message to the domestic audience following last week’s agreement at the Eurogroup. Wednesday’s cabinet meeting came... in the European Central Bank’s QE programme, return to the bond markets, debt relief and an exit from
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In the case of Greek debt, it's the "how" that's missing
Agoraof the International Monetary Fund as Alexis Tsipras’s strongest ally to secure debt relief was one... and given the very vocal stance of the Fund on the need to deliver serious interventions on Greece’s debt... the road. Schaeuble’s determination to avoid the issue and - as IMF managing director Christine Lagarde
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There's always next season
Agoradisappointing political season in Greece. Monday’s discussion was meant to be about the June 15 Eurogroup..., such as Defence Minister Panos Kammenos’s apparent intervention in a major drug smuggling case and comments... of the way in which the nature of the negotiations with the lenders changed but also due to the government’s
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Newsletter 127 - 14/07/2017
, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board meets on Thursday to decide on the IMF’s...’s debt. The first was the disbursement on Monday of 7.7 billion euros by the European Stability... Stournaras suggested that the timing is not yet right for Greece to go back to the markets. "I think it’s
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