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Newsletter 164 -08/06/2018
have been put on hold due to the market turbulence caused by political developments in Italy. “We... deficit, which landed at 7.08 billion. The driving factor was a strong increase of 13.2 percent... percent, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed this week. The figures for 2017 put
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
Agoraon whether one is more interested in a stable and strong Euro, or the effects of a prolonged recession in the country in question. Let us put the question differently. Were ECB decisions technically coherent... condemned as being politically motivated, aiming to put pressure on Tsipras’ government to cave
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Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018
is key to Tsipras's election planning. If the intervention is put off or counter-balanced... is that the minimum the government will agree with the creditors is for the cuts to be put off for six... executive board on July 27, the Fund has reiterated its key recommendations for Athens and placed strong
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesup to June of this year further boosted the outlook for a strong tourism season. They showed...) also released figures for the first six months of the year, which put the number of passengers... visitors. BoG data put travel receipts for 2017 at 14.6 billion. The importance of the tourism
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Moody's explains cautious approach to Greek credit rating upgrade
Economyauthorities deviate from commitments or if tensions with the official creditors emerged, that could put... in the creditor countries make the current strong support over the long term less assured. On the liquidity... the programme completion in August, the last tranche put the overall cash balance at around 24 billion
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Greece's never-ending election campaign
Agoraopportunity in the post-MoU era to put forward a vision for Greece and to draw the battle lines... but that they have a strong platform from which to achieve this target. In Thessaloniki... quandaries that will be put to Greek voters in the months ahead are “equitable recovery vs unhindered
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Newsletter 186 -07/12/2018
been put to public consultation until December 17 before heading to Parliament, is designed to stay... quarter GDP results are encouraging and put the economy in line with growth forecasts by the MoF... in the last eight months, while output was strong and driven by solid client demand. New orders rose
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek Politicsa minority administration. The constant threats from the ANEL leader have clearly put the government.... There have been strong rumours for months that Tsipras will not want to hold a national vote after... polls, the report put support for New Democracy on 39.2 percent, with SYRIZA on 25 percent, suggesting
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BoG and HFSF schemes under scrutiny as banks look for a way forward on bad loans
EconomyBankingstrong interest. The portfolio contains around 2 billion euros-worth of housing loans. Non-binding offers were submitted on January 28, with reports citing that six bids have been put in. The bids... has also put forward a proposal by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), which involves
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Newsletter 193 -08/02/2018
of strong external demand that led to net exports being the main driver of growth during the first nine... for the Megalopolis unit. The consortium composed of Seven Energy and Gek Terna decided not to put... banks.In parallel to the BoG scheme, the Ministry of Finance has also put forward a proposal
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