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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop
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National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBanking. On the cost front, operating expenses fell 12 percent YoY in H1, while remained flat QoQ... in Q2 from 2.36 percent in Q1 and 2.71 percent in Q2 2013. Gross loans remained almost flat YoY and QoQ... remained flat QoQ on sight net additions offset by lower state deposits. National’s loan to deposit
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Piraeus Bank reports net profit of 164.3 mln in Q2
EconomyBankingremained flat QoQ at 51 percent. Along with that of Eurobank, Piraeus coverage ratio stands... by 1 percent QoQ, cost of risk remained flat at 2.6 percent. Cumulative provisions (LLRs) improved... and Eurobank at 103 percent and lower than Alpha’s at 119 percent. Eurosystem funding remained flat QoQ at 10
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August sees third Greek C/A surplus in a row, reaching 1.82 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybill for oil and ships. Excluding the impact of oil and ships, exports remained almost flat, while... in Greece in August. As a result, the respective 8-month figure remained almost flat in comparison... in Greek stocks. BoG figures also showed that reserve assets remained flat for the second consecutive
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomy. Also, the upcoming pension reform will keep spending flat in absolute terms flat and a declining... that public investments will stay flat over the period all the heavy lifting in delivering this level
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Energy drives closer cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policyprocess on the Syrian crisis, while also expressing “serious concerns over the situation in Libya.” The instability in Libya and the presence of jihadists there was highlight by the Egyptian president
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal
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In Washington, Mitsotakis stresses economic recovery, geopolitical importance as IMF departure announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsa maritime agreement with Libya that infringes on Greece’s sovereign rights. Some commentators... with Libya is “null and void” because it ignores the exclusive economic zones of Greece’s islands, which he
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
with Ankara, which escalated following Turkey’s decision to sign a maritime agreement with Libya... actions in Libya, as well as the two memoranda signed between Ankara and Tripoli. However, Turkey’s
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts
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