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Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections
PoliticsGreek Politics. The IMF requests pension cost savings up to 0.5 percent of GDP for 2015 compared to 0.37 percent... to cover the anticipated annual cost of up to 1.5 billion that resulted from the recent Council... it will be to wrap up proceedings at the Eurogroup. There have been reports that Eurogroup president
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek Politicswas one of seven SYRIZA MPs who abstained in Saturday’s meeting and has refused to give up her... are also demanding that by July 20, the government come up with a plan to reform the public... the creation of a new independent fund run by experts that would control up to 50 billion euros
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Greek banks in intensive care: What lies ahead?
Agoratax asset (DTA) makes up more than half of the reported equity. Overall, DTA amounted to 15.6... billion. Summing up, the potential cushion to cover the 24.3 billion from an 8 percent bail... percent of liabilities, a contribution from the resolution funding arrangement up to 5 percent
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Newsletter 36 - 24/07/2015
income up Greek household disposable income rose by 2.6 percent in Q1, which was the third... of 2015, up from 26.35 billion in the corresponding period last year. In Q1, disposable income was up... demanded meant it was impossible for it to keep up. As the recession deepened and unemployment
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Election Watch: What are Greeks voting for?
Agora. The first wave of opinion polls published last week have not helped to clear up any doubts. In fact... campaign. These include: How will SYRIZA bear up under the pressure of signing the third bailout...’s party showed little of the zeal for a clean-up that it claims it has. The SYRIZA leader points
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Amid fog of confusion, Greeks vote... again
Agoraup the system. New Democracy has made this campaign about the issue of trust and whether Greeks can... in office. At the same time, it picked up many of the nasty habits of previous governments...? There simply weren’t any. It is little wonder, then, that most opinion polls up to Friday showed little
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Tsipras identifies debt relief, bank recap and attracting investments as key goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsto its banking system ahead of a recapitalisation that will cost up to 25 billion euros. He made... to set up a mediatory body to reach out of court settlements between lenders and customers who cannot... of drawing up investment plans, making sure legislation is up to scratch and issuing permits. Tsipras said
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Travel receipts rebound by 7.3 pct in August, partly reflecting higher spending per trip
EconomyMacroeconomytravel receipts stood at 3.4 billion in August with the corresponding payment up 10 percent to 214... of 9.1 billion, up 8.5 percent from last year’s figure of 8.39 billion. The increase in receipts..., while those from Germany and France recorded a slower growth, up 10.2 and 4 percent respectively
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Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum
Economyterms, we understand that the bank could boost its capital base by up to 1.06 billion. Excluding... securities. We understand that Eurobank could strengthen its capital base by up to 790 million if all... to raise capital up to 0.8 billion for the LME. The management clarified that Finansbank sale
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
New Democracy’s links with this section of Greek society, often opening himself up to accusations... not given up its goal of changing Europe, primarily through leading the charge – or perhaps, slow... in. Perhaps even major European powers like France and Italy might stand up to the German-centric
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