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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agorafor Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes. The minutes of last week’s... to participate in the programme with funding, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble appeared... did little to change the mood, not even when the Austrian finance minister challenged the IMF
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SYRIZA tries to look forward but struggles to escape past
PoliticsGreek Politicssignificant complaint apparently came from Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who reportedly criticised... interpreted as being part of an ongoing dispute with Pappas. The finance minister heads the “53” faction... publications regarding claims made by former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis in his book. Probing
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a swift conclusion to the review are likely to be dashed. A senior Finance Ministry official told... off by Christmas. The other key admission from the representative of the Finance Ministry... will make and what the results of the German elections will produce. Regarding the IMF, the Finance
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PM looks for positives as Eurogroup and oil spill cause concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. There already seems to be a difference of opinion between the Finance Ministry and the government over how the next few months will proceed. A senior Finance.... This divergence has rekindled speculation that Tsipras may seek to replace Tsakalotos as finance
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Athens rushing to reduce arrears and secure 800 mln in bailout funds
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek Finance Ministry finds itself in a race against time to meet the target of paying back... tabled last Monday, the Finance Ministry outlined the arrears clearance effort that started last year... in July. Up to September this year, the Finance Ministry had transferred for this purpose a total
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
, the Finance Ministry outlined the arrears clearance effort that started last year, which has accounted... the issuance of 70,000 pensions by year end. In the draft budget, the Finance Ministry outlines that up.... Before Tsipras meets with Lagarde, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Finance
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Tsakalotos stands ground on taxes, finalises social dividend plan
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFinance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos used his speech to Parliament on Thursday concerning the draft... clamping down on tax evasion. The finance minister, though, was careful to underline that he agreed with a comment made earlier in the week by Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis regarding
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Newsletter 146 -12/01/2018
that the measure had not been properly discussed even though Finance Minster Euclid Tsakalotos and Labour Minister... to be resolved via ministerial decisions and circulars ahead of the January 22 Eurogroup, when eurozone finance ministers are expected to rubber stamp the review’s conclusion. The Finance Ministry said
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammecompleted its prior actions, to finalise their recommendation to eurozone finance ministers. The EWG met... to the eurozone finance ministers. Everything still appears to be on track for the Eurogroup to rubber stamp... speculation. The Greek Finance Ministry took the unusual step on Thursday of responding to reports
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Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
EconomyProgrammefor the 7-year bond that Athens wants to issue due to volatility on the international markets. The Finance... the 7-year note. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has indicated that the government would like to sell.... In the meantime, the Finance Ministry also has a number of significant fiscal issues to contend
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