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Amid exit speculation, growth strategy offers chance for coalition to show intentions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat can be deferred this time and everything has to be wrapped up by the June 21 Eurogroup. Athens
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Tension between coalition and political opponents here to stay
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEven though Greece’s lenders are turning their attention towards debt relief and the programme exit, two of the most valuable political prizes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to claim ahead of the next elections, the government still seems to believe it can gain from tension with its political
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Tight schedule ahead for Athens and lenders in build-up to MoU exit
EconomyProgramme, the institutions would like to return to Athens in early May so that there can be a staff-level agreement (SLA
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Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the coalition parties that New Democracy claims abolishes a 24-month limit on how long workers can
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Consumer price index turns positive in February with 0.1 pct rise
EconomyMacroeconomyaverage HICP for 2017 was positive by 1.1 percent. February’s headline rebound can be attributed
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Eurogroup highlights tight schedule as differences over debt, fiscal measures brew
EconomyProgrammeplan would be factored in to the next debt sustainability analysis (DSA). “It can have an impact
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Athens under intense pressure over fourth review reforms
EconomyProgrammeAlthough there has been progress regarding property auctions over the last few days, the Greek government is under intense pressure to move forward with the 88 prior actions included in the fourth review so the programme can be wrapped up on time. Around 280 auctions took place on Wednesday
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Alpha Bank's net profits decline to 21.1 million in 2017, fourth quarter makes loss
EconomyBanking, but can be adopted earlier. Alpha Bank noted an IFRS 9 impact of 1.1 billion euros after tax, or 230
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Progress on new property values but concerns about energy privatisation
EconomyProgrammeA key prior action, involving the recalculation of property values so they can be fed into the ENFIA real estate tax, appears on the way towards completion but questions have arisen regarding another key deliverable. Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou confirmed in a radio interview
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Tsipras eyes common ground with centre-left over revision of constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicshow and when politicians can be held accountable for previous actions) and for the election
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