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  1. Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
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    Agora

    Cyprus has the habit of grabbing international attention in a global way, only to then be marginalised as a footnote when the immediate crisis seems to have abated. This has been historically true..., the international attention has moved away from the island. Yet despite the lack of interest internationally

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  2. How Greek banks moved into a new era
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    Agora

    it received from the banks. National has indicated it plans to redeem its preference shares worth 1.35... the ECB funding has been replaced by interbank lending. The bulk of the ECB funding collaterals of 49..., securitisations and covered bonds on top of higher interbank lending that has been evident so far. No Q1

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  3. No time for Tsipras to celebrate as long list of tasks means pressure is on from start

    EconomyProgramme

    The new coalition government to be sworn in on Tuesday after Sunday’s snap elections has a series... and measures to be implemented in the coming weeks. Fiscal policy The Finance Ministry has to adopt... in 2017 and 3.5 percent in 2018. In addition, Greece has also pledged to legislate within October credible

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  4. Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
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    Agora

    of the review and the damage it has done (Greece’s growth forecast for 2017, for instance, has been... if the government meets its 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus targets. The coalition has been somewhat disingenuous.... On the other hand, the government has been encouraged by the fact that the 2016 primary surplus

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  5. Athens homing in on non-permanent seat at UNSC
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    participated, Greece has decided to present its candidacy as a non-permanent member of the UNSC... crises occur. Athens has already begun its diplomatic campaign, even though it is also busy watching... officially at the organisation. Ankara has been sending official letters to the UN regarding the issue

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  6. Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
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    Agora

    in the WAP (15+) has resumed its decline, after a spike in inactivity during the Covid pandemic in 2020-21... underneath this development is the participation rate (PR= LF/WAP). Greece’s PR has always been low... the excess (shortfall in) unemployment is absorbed. Greek unemployment has been falling continuously

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  7. Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    also have an impact on who becomes prime minister. New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis has said... party, whose levels of cooperation he has repeatedly praised, in his government. This, though, would.... Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos has insisted that he will not work with PASOK, while To Potami leader

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  8. Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Amid a deepening constitutional dispute related to the surveillance scandal, a new opinion poll has..., has dipped. It also suggests that there are strong prospects for the far-right Ellines (Greeks... decline. Support for the social democrats has risen from 8.9 to 9.7 pct. Almost 11 pct of voters say

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  9. Tsipras stakes claim for election win despite discouraging poll data
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has insisted that a government can be formed after the first vote... has indicated that he will not seek any partnerships after the first ballot, seeking instead..., Androulakis could at least justify a coalition with the conservatives by arguing that PASOK has a duty

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  10. Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The triggering of snap elections in Greece has prompted many to believe that a SYRIZA government... likely than the latter and so far only one polling company (Public Issue) has published projected... at the social democratic party for a coalition to be viable. Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos has

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