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  1. S&P dashes Greece's hopes for an upgrade

    Economy

    Despite initial government expectations for an upgrade, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) affirmed today Greece’s rating at ‘B-/B’ and stable outlook. According to S&P, the rationale of Greece’s rating reflects its view of high (albeit long-dated) debt burden and onerous external debt position (400 percent

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  2. A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
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    Agora

    Standard & Poor's identified these risk factors in Piraeus and Alpha Bank's balance sheets as significant

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  3. Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
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    Society

    A recent OECD study examining the aftermath of the crisis has highlighted the social difficulties that have been created but also points the inequalities that were created by a poor welfare system before the country’s economic problems began. The paper highlights five key areas that require

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  4. Greek coalition reaches milestones but PASOK looking increasingly weary

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    only one MEP. Such a poor performance may lead to Venizelos’s leadership coming under threat or split

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  5. Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
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    Agora

    , they can turn to two recent reports by the international credit rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor

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  6. PASOK stakes coalition survival on voters’ fear of uncertainty
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With no traction in opinion polls and concern growing within the party about how to handle the post-May 25 fallout, PASOK has gambled on Greeks’ uncertainty about the future by warning that a poor European Parliament election result for the centre-left Olive Tree alliance could bring down

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  7. Possibility of post-election breakup dogs Greek coalition

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as far as suggesting that a poor showing for the Olive Tree would send him directly to President Karolos

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  8. Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    some poor choices and suffered some embarrassing results in key seats, inadvertently helping SYRIZA’s

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  9. What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    defeat for New Democracy and a poor showing for PASOK, which is running as part of the Elia (Olive

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  10. PASOK's future hangs in balance as Greece prepares for EU vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . In this respect, PASOK is unlikely to survive a poor result for Elia without suffering the consequences

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