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BoG looks at other programme exits and options available to Athens
EconomyProgrammeOver the last few weeks Greece’s central bank governor, Yannis Stournaras, has been arguing... that will cover the country’s funding needs for 12 months after this August. The central bank dedicates... Greece’s credit rating to investment grade. The Greek central bank suggests that the European Stability
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Tension between coalition and political opponents here to stay
PoliticsGreek Politicsdispute intensified after Tsipras indirectly questioned at Delphi the central banker’s motivation... the central bank governor. “I am very sorry for this country,” said Stournaras regarding the toxic... the central bank and its governor, they are badly mistaken,” he added in a message to the coalition
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
AgoraItaly’s political crisis and incoming government brings the European Central Bank back to making... of the ECB, earning the central bank (depending on who you ask) the aura of hero or villain. The key decision to stop accepting Greek bonds as collateral for central bank borrowing and the squeeze
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Newsletter 170 -13/07/2018
period unveiled European Central Bank president Mario Draghi confirmed at the start of the week..., the European Central Bank, the European Stability Mechanism (under its Early Warning System... revealed. June’s reduction brings the total for central bank funding to 16.31 billion euros
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Religion plays strong role in identity, beliefs of Greeks, international survey suggests
SocietyNew research studying the attitudes and beliefs of central and eastern Europeans has found a sharp... issues. Released by Pew Research Center, the study showed that those living in eastern and central... aged 18-34 reflected relatively lower levels of opposition compared to neighbouring central
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Newsletter 183 -16/11/2018
, this will mean that 700 million euros from the profits of Greek bonds held by the European Central Bank and eurozone central banks (ANFA and SMP) will not be disbursed until the second post-MoU review.... As of the latest month, the total for central bank funding comes to 13.20 billion euros compared
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Bank of Greece outlines challenges to SME funding, gaps in knowledge
EconomyFeatureshas become a central issue in recent years, and given the volume of SMEs in Greece, bank lending... operating in dynamic sectors should be assigned a central role, which would be beneficial to economic... of a central credit register which could enhance the availability of timely and reliable information
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Minister's actions put PM on the spot as politicians' loans stir controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsan "institutional transgression" and trying to interfere in the central bank’s work. Polakis appears to have... the local media that following a meeting with executives from Attica Bank on Monday, the central bank... that the minister encouraged the central bank governor to investigate his loan, insisting that he has nothing
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Newsletter 195 -22/02/2019
accusing Polakis of secretly recording the conversation, trying to interfere in the central bank’s work... that following a meeting with executives from Attica Bank on Monday, the central bank was satisfied... has remained above the 100-billion mark for 11 months now. Central government debt at 358.95 bln
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Newsletter 206 -17/05/2019
by doubts from Greece’s central banker, Yannis Stournaras, who publicly doubted whether there is enough... that Greece’s central banker needs to clarify whether he is using general government data, which forms...) and local governments (+30 million). Central government gross debt dropped by 749 million euros
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