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PM moves quickly on policy pledges in bid highlight benefits of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe way for the increase in the minimum wage has been at the forefront of Tsipras’s goals..., compared to 22.9 percent who saw it the other way around. However, 31 percent said they feel... SYRIZA (31.5 vs 22 percent), although the gap between the two has narrowed by 2 points since the company
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Newsletter 183 -16/11/2018
Tsipras close to pension agreement EWG paves way for cuts to be axed, govt pushes ahead... the draft law that paves the way for a reduction in pension contributions for the self-employed... in circulation rose by 128.7 million euros in October to total 31.88 billion. 2 Budget primary
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ND keeps alive hopes of fiscal targets being revised in future
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 3.5 percent of GDP until 2022, with the target then dropping to around 2 percent. Mitsotakis has been.... If the protocol is adopted, Athens will send a note verbale to Skopje, paving the way for Greece’s... Parliament in order to finalise the change. New Democracy sees this alteration as a way of preventing
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Newsletter 201 -21/04/2019
will pave the way for the government to seek permission from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM... commitments for end-2018,” the update says, paving the way for a positive decision on Friday... for 8.2 percent of the debt or 8.5 billion. 2 PMI rises to 54.7 in March First quarter comes to strong
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesgovernment inherited PPC, it had net profits of 90 million euros and capitalisation of 2 billion euros... the Greek electricity market in a meaningful way. The result is that PPC holds 81.9 percent... to deal with, and not addressed in any meaningful way.
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Newsletter 206 -17/05/2019
party, Movement for Change (KINAL), is way behind on 6.6 percent. The poll puts the proportion... in the legislative framework. Recent changes to the so-called Katseli law are expected to pave the way for greater... details and how the new framework will be used. 2 Budget surplus at 1.46 bln in Apr Headline figure lands
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Newsletter 216 -26/07/2019
of provisions, including a change to the way that municipalities are run as New Democracy wants... for Finance Ministry official is to find a way to ensure that all of the numbers add up and that Greece.... Receipts from Russian visitors fell by 6.2 percent to 37.4 million. 2 Disposable income up by 4.9 pct
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Bonds enjoy great buoyancy but remain some distance from investment grade
Economythe benchmark 10-year bond yield dropping from 4.4 percent in early 2019 to marginally below 2... and, as such, not eligible for participation in the Asset Purchase Programme of the ECB. Fitch leads the way with a “BB... issues out of the way, the country’s prospects and future rating activity are dependent on structural
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ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpressed concern about the way that ND is using the fiscal space left by the previous government.... The government also intends to stress the growth-friendly nature of the tax cuts that are on the way..., and then a trip to see Mark Rutte on September 2 or 3, according to reports. The Greek prime
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BoG awaits go-ahead from DG Comp over NPL scheme
EconomyBanking. It is this measure which needs to be designed in a way that avoids it looking like state aid... properties worth around 1 billion euros. It is expected that the deal will open the way for Piraeus...-performing residential mortgage loans. The portfolio carries a gross book value of 2 billion euros and has
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