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  1. Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt

    Economy

    On top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions for the conclusion of Greece’s first programme involves the establishment of a new privatisation fund. This was envisaged in the Eurozone Summit statement of l...

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  2. Officials order wider use of masks as upward trend for Covid-19 cases continues
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The use of face masks for debates in Parliament became compulsory on Wednesday as Greek authorities try to re-instill a sense of caution in the public after seeing the number of coronavirus cases rise significantly this week. The decision to make MPs an...

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  3. Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems

    EconomyProgramme

    : 310 million on March 6, 348 million on March 13 and 581 million on March 16. The last tranche... remaining 310 million relate to 90 percent of HFSF current cash reserves that until the end of 2015

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  4. Cabinet act firms up details of CoCos issuance by Greek banks
    Bank of Greece

    Economy

    “pari passu” to common shares. They bear an annual coupon of 8 percent for the first 7-year period after

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  5. National Bank reveals capital plan, which includes sale of whole Finansbank stake
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    EconomyBanking

    as Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital (“pari passu” with common shares) but they are an expensive

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  6. Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum

    Economy

    , and hybrid securities is activated. CoCos, which qualify as Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital “pari passu

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  7. Crisis sees Greeks change eating habits, cut back on eating out
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    Society

    , fish, chips and sugary drinks to once a week and lamb and goat to once a month. The study also

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  8. Early IMF repayment next goal for Athens after concluding second post-MoU review
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    EconomyProgramme

    creditors due to the pari passu clause. “Also from the ESM perspective, it would make sense to repay

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  9. Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
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    EconomyProgramme

    the process on hold. Although the EFSF is a pari passu creditor, the ESM is a preferred creditor, only

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  10. Strong performance of 15-year bond bodes well for market strategy
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    Economy

    of the pari passu clause. Greece’s debt managers seem to be securing attractive borrowing costs through

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