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  1. Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
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    EconomyProgramme

    Following the first round of discussions on the second programme review, which began on October 21 and concluded last Thursday, Finance Ministry sources claimed significant progress was made on most issues. The same sources also identified three areas, namely labour and fiscal issues as well

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  2. Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . He noted, for instance, that schools began on time this autumn, whereas in previous years

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  3. Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    US President Barack Obama ended his two-day visit to Athens on Wednesday with a significant speech on democracy and the threat it faces but without adding anything significant to issues related exclusively to Greece. Obama began his day with a visit to the Acropolis and its museum in what the local

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  4. Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016

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    decline for older houses. The latest figure is the lowest decline since 2009 when prices began to fall

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  5. Another spin of the wheel for Greece
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    Agora

    that began in 2011 continued unabated this year, with local banks engaging in further deleveraging

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  6. Greek stocks start 2017 with gains of 2.6 pct, banks continue outperforming
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    Economy

    The Greek stock market began 2017 by gaining 2.6 percent in the first week of the year amid relatively light trading volumes. The Athens Stock Exchange general index climbed to 660.3 during the last session on Thursday, which is its highest level in almost 14 months, with cumulative gains of 4.8

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  7. Cat and mouse: Greece and Schaeuble
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    Agora

    made towards a compromise with its lenders since the review began in October. Even Tom knows

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  8. The place where sanity goes to die
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    Agora

    deliberately put off for a long time. In mid-October, when this review began, Athens came to the table

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  9. IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
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    EconomyProgramme

    actions, and the setting of minimum wages remained in place. Moreover, the government began reversing

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  10. Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government’s efforts to lay to rest any concerns within the coalition about the agreement with Greece’s lenders began in earnest on Tuesday, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos addressed SYRIZA’s political committee. The meeting reportedly last for close

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