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Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon
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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference
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Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
EconomyBankingIn an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
AgoraAthens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unusual step of asking for a brief debate (party leaders only) about the extension of the loan agreement
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Parliament starts process of probing Greek debt and MoUs - further division likely
PoliticsGreek Politicsup by parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou who, in an unusual move, will also preside over its
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
underlined its investment commitment towards Greece by taking the rather unusual step of buying T-Bills
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China-Greece: One belt, one road?
Agorathe rather unusual step of buying T-Bills of a eurozone member state. The initial financial
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