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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
suggested that the lenders may back down if the government includes strict criteria that will limit
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Industrial turnover down by 7.6 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomywas the best since May 2018. It also stood above the long-run series trend midway through the first quarter
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Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
EconomyProgrammeParliament elections due in May and national elections not being too far off either, Prime Minister Alexis
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Government move over primary residences raises questions
PoliticsGreek Politicsit a springboard for the European Parliament elections in May, or possibly even general elections soon
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No breakthrough in discussions over protection for main homes
EconomyProgrammemillion euros, being delayed until May. The Greek government suggested last week that it was poised
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCentre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) has staked its claim for a say in the future of Greek politics even though its chances of being involved in the next government seem slim. The grouping’s congress over the weekend was designed to rally Greek social democrats behind KINAL ahead of May’s
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Athens waits for green light from Eurogroup so it can settle IMF loans early
EconomyProgrammeis over. Greece currently owes the IMF just under 10 billion euros but may make do with just paying
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Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
EconomyProgrammefor this year so a new issue may round off the country’s borrowing activity for the year. Two bond
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Confrontation over graft claims moves into overdrive
PoliticsGreek Politicsahead of the May 26 European Parliament election and the national vote that is due to follow
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Greece tax wedge rises two places to 13th highest among OECD countries, report finds
EconomyFeaturespercent of the total OECD average tax wedge. While the tax wedge for a worker with children may be lower
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