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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agorawhose sovereign debt is rated junk and for which the rating outlook is negative at two of the three international credit rating agencies, namely S&P and Fitch. It is noteworthy that such rating agencies
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Buoyed by troika deal, Greece aims for rapid return to bond markets
Economyrating agencies (S&P due on March 21, Moody’s on April 4). The 10-year Greek Government Bond (GGB... and potential upgrades from rating agencies (rating and/or outlook). Greece is currently rated several
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A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
Agoraimpact on the earnings performance of Greek banks and their outlook for 2014. The rating agency... enough to deny both institutions a ratings upgrade, while it kept the rating's outlook at 'negative'. Lest also not forget that S&P's rating for both banks is still below investment grade, i.e. 'CCC
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Crisis weakens confidence in Greek representative institutions
Societyconfidence in the military, which has seen its rating grow from 71 percent in eight years, while trust..., except for 2011, when the rating for parties hit a low point of 5 percent. Confidence... and 36 to 13 percent for the latter. After peaking last year with a confidence rating of 63 percent
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Fitch puts Greek banks' capital needs between 11.2 and 15.9 bln
Economycertain assumptions. In the first scenario, the rating agency assumes: 1) Non-performing exposure (NPE... euros. The rating agency notes that the final capital needs will be highly dependent on the target... scenario. Among other factors, the rating agency stresses that the scenarios are notably sensitive
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Greek stocks nosedive 9.8 pct over week amid bank sell-off
Economyrating by one notch to ‘B-‘ with stable outlook following a similar rating action for the sovereign rating on January 22. Coca Cola Hellenic releases its Q4 results on February 19, while no other major
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Greece announces return to markets with 5-year bond, mostly targeting swap
Economyby the rating agencies. As we have noted, Moody’s upgraded Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘Caa2’ with positive outlook on June 23, while S&P upward revised the rating outlook to positive from stable last Friday
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeas the ECB was winding down QE. As the country's credit rating was below investment grade... Moody's did not even update its credit rating last month. Moody's stressed the challenges that Greece... in the B rating category for years. That said, the top three notches of B are in the investment grading
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Tsipras puts first broad brushstrokes to SYRIZA's picture in opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsa popularity rating of 74 percent, with Tsipras way behind on 38 percent. By way of comparison, though, Tsipras’s rating a month after he was first-elected in January 2015 was at 82 percent. The survey also... seeing encouragement as far as attracting investments are concerned. SYRIZA’s approval rating stands
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Athens takes heart from Gentiloni, Lagarde comments but still has distance to cover
EconomyMacroeconomyendorse it, this will further strengthen Greece’s credit rating and bring it to a level of eligibility... positive developments in the markets and the economy, Greece will need to reach investment grade rating... to be covered before reaching the promised land of QE and have focused on accumulating credit rating
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