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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
is reluctant to go into too much detail ahead of the national elections in September. There has been some... be concluded within May. Regardless of the complications on the lenders’ side, Tsipras has already... the best chance the country has of exiting the programme. The premier made his first appearance on live
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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyand Economics showed that the crisis has made Greeks more inclined to prefer products made in Greece. It’s the latest sign that the prolonged crisis in Greece has had an impact on the way in which... unemployment. According to the survey, the average monthly spend at supermarkets has fallen to 274 euros
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OECD sees GDP growth of 1.1 pct in 2017, stresses structural reforms and debt relief
EconomyMacroeconomytarget has been surpassed, but that the structural reform process has been uneven. Growth is expected... in the conclusion of the second programme review has undermined consumer and business confidence and has kept Greek government bond yields at high levels. However, the preliminary agreement reached
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup... the latest amendments. The finance minister added that the government has written to the institutions... a full package of “reforms plus debt relief” but he pointed out that in the past the organisation has
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize
PoliticsGreek Politicsby and let Tsipras spin his narrative. A parliamentary debate on the Eurogroup agreement has been.... It should be noted, though, that Mitsotakis has found it difficult to make an impression in parliamentary debates, even when Tsipras has been in the most uncomfortable of positions. Growth Sticking
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieving it was a positive outcome. This underlines the extent to which Tsipras’s core support has been... to rebuild trust. It also explains why some of the prime minister’s advisers believe that he has... unenviable position was also evident in the fact that support for New Democracy has risen by six points
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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to overcome one of the domestic problems that has been troubling it over... vice president Adonis Georgiadis, who has taken a very active role in pursuing Kammenos over... in the affair. Marinakis denies any involvement and has threatened to take legal action after the publication
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Athens wrestles with timing of market return, aiming for maximum impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMarket access has replaced debt relief as a main topic of discussion in the Greek media and country... as the ideal platform for a return to the markets the following week. Thursday, July 27 has been reported... that a decision has been taken to return to the markets in the coming days. Another option for Athens
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Government stalls possible bond issue, clashes again with judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politics. This would allow the current government to claim that it has set Greece on a path of lower.... Her cause has been backed by SYRIZA, which has tried to reconnect with its activist past through this case. So far, though, this has backfired. Two SYRIZA MPs were attacked when they tried to take part
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Bond issue mulled amid pressure from judiciary clash, Varoufakis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsoffice. The tension between the two sides has been building for some time. The government has been... criteria have influenced its decisions on a range of issues. The clash has intensified since... Athens. The government has cultivated to a certain extent the rivalry with the judiciary (as well
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