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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
Agorathat will have to wait for another day, but cannot be put off for too long. Nick Malkoutzis
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIf Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was considering the option of calling snap elections soon after exiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea. The option of going to the polls early and capitalising on whatever positive sentiment there is due to leaving
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammeThe completion of the fourth review and the possibility that a delay in ticking off the 88 prior actions could push Greece and its lenders to the limit is back in focus this week. Kathimerini reported that an unnamed European official has suggested a final agreement on the review, debt relief
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Piraeus Bank makes net profit of 12 mln in Q4, edges into profitability for 2017
EconomyBankingto 1.77 billion. Asset quality Pre-write off non-performing exposure (NPE) formation fell by 180
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Banks meet NPE targets in Q4, reduction at highest rate since start of crisis
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to the March 2016 peak, NPEs have fallen by 12 percent, or 13 billion euros. Excluding off
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Mixed messages on foreign policy put coalition under pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout political cooperation. KINAL attempted this week to kill off speculation about whether
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Mitsotakis scoffs at coalition's MoU exit strategy, challenges PM to elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsweekly that a company owned by the New Democracy leader’s wife was funded by the same off-shore firm
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgrammeon with ticking key deliverables off its long list. It is thought that about 15 of the 88 prior actions
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Debt relief options pondered as institutions prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammethem off the list so that by June 21, when all sides hope to clinch a global deal, only the ones
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No breakthrough on debt talks at Eurogroup but June 21 goal remains
EconomyProgrammethe IMF board can decide whether to commit further funding to Greece. However, the exact cut-off point
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