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ESM takes stock of Greece's sovereign vulnerability
EconomyProgrammethe 25 percent worst-performers are assigned the score 1 (most vulnerable). To identify the cut-off
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Rising tension in Western Balkans add to diplomatic concerns
PoliticsForeign Policy” if the Balkans “go crazy” because EU accession is off the agenda, with the region becoming a “grey
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Athens eyes deal on bailout tranche within June, hopes for QE breakthrough
PoliticsGreek Politics-off any further. There are serious doubts whether Athens could get through July without fresh funding
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Banks meet overall NPE reduction target in Q1 2017, largely on write-offs
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks continued meeting their non-performing exposure (NPE) reduction target in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 according to the third quarterly report on operational targets for NPEs published by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday afternoon. However, they were slightly off-target for non
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government can pay off more arrears than was initially planned. On Friday, Tsakalotos warned MPs
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Coalition defends deal with lenders, opposition exerts pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the country’s economy performs strongly. At the same time, the government has tried to kill off any
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Unease grows as new round of Cyprus talks approaches
PoliticsForeign Policyoff the talks if there is no real progress the first three days. A UN source speaking to Cypriot
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Budget surplus at 1.94 bln in 6-month, 1.51 bln above target on strong underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyby 58.8 percent to 836 million, off target by 22 million. Moreover, expenditure also recorded
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Athens forced to consider shelving market access plans for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Greece governor Yannis Stournaras last week that Athens would be better off pushing through a couple
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Budget primary surplus at 3.05 bln in 7-month, above target on underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyoff target. Overall, expenditure fell by 1.8 percent to 27.55 billion, 1.05 billion lower than
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