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Reshuffle and handouts put on ice as New Democracy closes ranks ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand regional elections. Mitsotakis has put paid to growing speculation about an impending reshuffle
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemonstrations. After the meeting, the farmers decided to put into action a plan to hold a protest
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek Politicsinconsistencies in Kasselakis’s own account of his background in his eagerness to put forward a challenger
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition by surprise. The government’s opponents made it clear that they were put out by the lack
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his decision to shut down the organisation at the centre of the farming subsidy scandal that has put his government in an uncomfortable spot at a time when it is trying to focus on rebuilding its commanding position in the opinion polls. In his
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Greece exceeds expectations with first return to bond markets after four years
Economyindicated strong demand from “high-quality long-term” investors. The participation of investors outside... and it is an encouraging sign for Greece and Europe”. A first sign of the strong demand was evident in the last 6-month T... to around 1 to 1.5 percent, which would translate into annual cost savings of around 200 million euros
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After landmark return in April, Greece prepares to tap bond markets again
Economyin May, beating the 5-month target by 142 million from a shortfall of 620 million to April. Strong... in the 6-month notes has nosedived by 200 bps so far in 2014 to 2.15 percent. Similarly, the yield... was a 4-year 500-million note with an annual fixed coupon of 4.25 percent. Strong investor interest for Greek
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Newsletter 108 - 24/02/2017
falls posted in the first half of 2016 led the index down 5.1 percent for the whole year. The strong.... Three of the five main industrial groupings recorded strong growth rates, with the most remarkable... billion on the back of the European Stability Mechanism disbursement, mitigated by payments of around 200
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Budget primary surplus at 1.94 bln in H1, beating target by 1.5 bln on underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyto a strong underspend. The primary expenditure came in 1.16 billion euros lower than the target, coupled... a strong underspend of 1.16 billion. The latter largely reflects lower social protection, which stood... to hospitals of 200 million (15.4 percent of the annual target of 1.3 billion) and consumption and non
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Greek banks' NPL selloff gathers speed
EconomyBankinghave their own NPL portfolio sales in the works, which have attracted strong interest. Alpha Bank... fallen for the third quarter in a row by around 200 million euros quarter-on-quarter in Q3, from 505..., dubbed Project Ameoba, has also attracted strong interest. The first phase was recently completed
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