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EPPO raises stakes over judicial independence question as new political entrants build cases
PoliticsGreek Politicsspoke positively about her contacts with Greek ministers. She had said she met the Interior Minister... controversies, from wiretaps to Tempe. There is a dual aspect to the political risk for the Mitsotakis
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Piraeus Bank reveals mitigating actions aimed at reducing size of capital increase
EconomyBankingscenario, stemming from additional Deferred Tax Assets (DTAs). 3) Asset disposals including the sale... - apart for the LMEs - will be approved by the SSM. Excluding the recognition of DTAs, which seems... all other capital actions (excluding DTAs) are approved. Note, though, that it is not clear
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The IMF crisis and how to solve it
Agorathat institutional biases are being tackled is to open up its kitchen to public scrutiny. Fund staff and real... is the perfect time for the Fund to open up its kitchen and show the world the ingredients that go
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Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
EconomyProgrammeDiscussions between the mission chiefs and Greek authorities on pension reform and tax measures continued over the weekend but still left significant gaps on both fronts. Nevertheless, following a 2.5-hour meeting on Sunday afternoon, Finance Ministry s...
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PMI at 54.2 in Feb as new clients and overseas orders spur growth
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s manufacturing PMI increased to 54.2 points in February from 53.7 points in January, staying over the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. PMI noted that the latest reading was the best since May 2018. It also stood above the long-run serie...
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Greece and Turkey go into new round of exploratory talks with trust at a premium
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter months of bilateral tension over maritime borders and gas exploration rights, Turkish and Greek diplomats are scheduled to resume in Istanbul this Monday, January 25, the exploratory talks long-standing territorial disputes in the Aegean between t...
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New regime on electricity producers from RES/CHP stations foresees further investments in Greek energy market
Legalof differential increments and tendering (feed-in-premium). The new regime is based on the development of a new support mechanism for the operation of RES (operating aid), which provides a premium in addition... market. The incremental increase was adopted on a station category level (sliding premium
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When the refugee crisis met the bailout review
AgoraAfter weeks of dancing around the issue, it seems that Greece and its lenders have started, even tangentially, to link the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review. So far, publicly the Greek government has not sought to establish a connection betw...
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Draft budget sees stronger growth, fiscal targets being met
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Finance Ministry (MoF) tabled on Monday in Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee the 2018 draft budget, which contains its fiscal estimates as well as the underlying macro assumptions. The MoF expects that the improvement in economic confidence du...
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Greek banks’ loan quality is deteriorating
Economyconcern relates to a potential amendment in the recognition of deferred tax assets (DTAs) in the form... percent for Piraeus Bank to 15.2 percent for Eurobank, DTC-eligible DTAs worth 12.8 billion accounted
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