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  1. Tsipras bid to focus campaign on corruption issue runs into trouble
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’s plans to sway voters by making the fight against corruption, and links between politics and business, have been hit hard this week after the emergence of what appears to be a scandal involving former State Minister Alekos ...

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  2. Cosco's 369 mln Piraeus Port improved bid accepted, seals latest privatisation
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    EconomyBanking

    Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund said on Wednesday afternoon it accepted COSCO’s improved financial offer for the sale of 67 percent stake in Piraeus Port Authority (OLP). The offered amount stands at 368.5 million, which corresponds to 22 euros...

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  3. Greek train firm TRAINOSE attracts just one bid, no interest in rolling stock
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    Economy

    The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced on Wednesday afternoon that only one binding offer was submitted for the sale of 100 percent stake in TRAINOSE (operation and management of railway activities). It came from Italian firm Tre...

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  4. Tsipras gets ball rolling on lengthy, ambitious bid to change constitution

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras unveiled his proposals for the changes to the Greek Constitution on Monday night, indicating that he hopes it will be a process that engages voters and delivers political benefits for his government. The ideas set out by the prime ministe...

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  5. EquiFund makes official launch in bid to grow Greek businesses

    EconomyFeatures

    The hotly anticipated venture capital fund, EquiFund, which aims to foster business growth in Greece was officially launched by prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. The event was attended by several ministers, business leaders and fund managers from...

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  6. Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
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    EconomyProgramme

    Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is due to speak with investors in London on Thursday but it is the discussion with the institutions over next year’s pension cuts, rather than market access or investments, that is topping the agenda at home. An interv...

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  7. Details of bond issue give Athens boost in bid to establish market access
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    Economy

    Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) issued on Friday night the details of the first bond issuance since the country exited its third adjustment programme in August 2018. Greece raised 2.5 billion euros via a 5-year bond with a coupon of 3.45 p...

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  8. Government makes last-minute change to main homes bill in bid to satisfy creditors
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    EconomyProgramme

    MPs are due to approve on Friday the new framework for the protection of primary residences from foreclosure after the government made a last-minute change on Thursday, aiming to satisfy Greece’s lenders ahead of the April 5 Eurogroup. The government am...

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  9. Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is spending the final days of the campaign before Sunday’s European Parliament elections trying to woo undecided and moderate voters in the hope that this will help clinch a decisive victory for his campaign. Alt...

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  10. Tsipras responds to criticism of SYRIZA record in bid to rally support

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras’s interview with Skai TV almost a year on after he issued a ban on SYRIZA officials appearing on the channel has made the headlines in Greece on Wednesday but its impact on the election campaign is doubtful. Close to 2 million Greeks, or ...

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