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Greek crisis redux? Not exactly
Agorato investors a safe and binding monitoring arrangement for Greece, before the current one expires. It also... to "free Greece from the memorandums this year” is achieving the one thing that they sought to avoid
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Mixed messages continue to dog SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsshould cancel the troika memorandum “in one night” if it comes to power. “The eurozone should... to play down expectations about what it might do with regards to Greece’s debt. One of the key members
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Optimism and obstacles in Spain
AgoraAmid a worrying situation in the eurozone, with a stalled economic recovery and extremely low inflation, it seems that Spain is one of the few bright spots, or there is at least some optimism after... are going well, that the chosen strategy to overcome the crises has been the correct one,” Ángel Laborda
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SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability
PoliticsForeign Policywith the troika in the next few months. The one area where Tsipras did suggest some changes is military... prove one of the party’s greatest vulnerabilities. Another development of note during Tsipras’s
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The arduous road of privatisation in Greece
Agorathe more given the fact that only one day after Bouchoris’ revenue target confirmation TAIPED’s executive... be one element of a much broader assessment. The questions searching for answers concern inter alia
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Alpha Bank nine-month profits at 110.3 mln, NPL ratio at 33.6 pct
EconomyBankingrespectively. Core pre-provision income (PPI) - excluding trading income and one-off expenses – rose... reflecting a one-off cost of 195 million related to the voluntary separation scheme (VSS). The bank
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agora"In one hand Greece holds an olive branch but in the other it holds the sword of justice," said Greece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though..., is one of the ways to achieve the goal he describes. However, Greece's relationship with these countries
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National Bank posts 9-month profits of 1.18 bln
EconomyBankingincorporates one-off items of 956 million euros mainly related to the recognition of deferred tax asset (DTA) in the second quarter (Q2). Excluding one-offs for both periods, net profits stood at 220 million
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In Greece, number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion rises to 3.9 mln in 2013
Societyof poverty or social exclusion, meaning they were in at least one of the following three conditions... deprived conditions. One in five (20.3 percent) were unable to do four of the following nine things: i
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Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time
PoliticsGreek Politicson transfers of students between universities is one of the issues to have sparked arguments. The government..., preventing students from entering, was an awkward one for the government. Things got worse when two
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