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Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
PoliticsForeign Policytest bilateral relations, but also the stamina of the Greek political system. For the first time... is putting a lot of emphasis on Turkey’s new negotiating team. The Greek delegation will be headed... an associate of the Foreign Ministry’s General Secretary, Themistoklis Demiris. The Turkish Deputy Foreign
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Athens and Berlin have reasons to take a closer look at each other
Agora. Merz’s Greek counterpart has been equally active. At the beginning of the week, Prime Minister... of issues, including migration, developments in Ukraine, and the state of bilateral relations between... with the Greek prime minister in Berlin so early in his tenure is remarkable. Merz’s predecessor
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
AgoraThe twin challenge in Greece’s financial sector remains the liquidity position of banks... the migrating of the lender’s troubled loan portfolio, inclusive of its real estate loans. Today, these assets.... Furthermore, given its budgetary implications Greece’s international creditors would be rather reluctant
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NBG steps back into markets with 750 mln covered bond issue
EconomyBankingwill be directed towards the repayment of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) emergency liquidity assistance. With the help of these funds, NBG is on course to fully repay the ECB’s loans by the end of 2017... of just over double that of the loan. The issue of the bond was welcome news for Greece’s banking
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe last week of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s European Parliament and local elections promises... almost 4 million debtors to repay unpaid taxes in up to 120 instalments is also due to be launched... university staff. In an interview with Sunday’s To Vima, Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou
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Greek-German relations: Perception versus reality
Agorathis week the amount of bilateral exchange would suggest that both countries are trying to put some... of bilateral cooperation that has been established alongside unnecessary finger pointing. Leaving... of the two rescue programmes for Greece since 2010, Berlin has pro-actively sought to support Greece’s
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Greek debt falls to 312.7 bln in Q1 after return of EFSF bonds
EconomyGreece’s central government debt fell by 11.43 billion euros quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 312.7... components of the Greek state’s cash reserves. The gg debt stands at lower levels since a part of it is held by gg entities. The breakdown of Greece’s debt shows that bonds remained stable QoQ at 66.43
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Central government debt increases by 2.91 bln to 358.95 bln in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomybillion, of which 52.9 billion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans from the first...Greece’s central government debt rose by 2.91 billion euros to 358.95 billion euros quarter.... Declines were noted in foreign and domestic bonds (-392.4 million), special purpose and bilateral loans
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Central govt debt falls for first time in six quarters, easing by 1.25 bln to 357.69 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomybillion, of which 52.9 billion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans from...Greece’s central government debt fell by 1.25 billion euros to 357.69 billion euros quarter...). Increases were noted in foreign and domestic bonds (+8.28 billion), special purpose and bilateral loans
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Central government debt down to 356.55 bln in Q2, average maturity tops 20 yrs
EconomyMacroeconomybillion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans from the first programme...Greece’s central government debt fell by 1.14 billion euros to 356.55 billion euros quarter... million), special purpose and bilateral loans (-112.4 million) and T-bills (-16.81 million
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