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  1. Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    cautiously as it did not want to provoke reactions among its allies. The SYRIZA government has shown... conclusion of Iran’s lengthy negotiations over its nuclear program in July. Athens has been encouraged... that there are other countries that already play this role. Athens however has made some moves

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  2. Unemployment nudges down to 24.6 pct in Sept
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of this reversal in unadjusted data in September, Greece’s labour market has substantially benefited... in the movement of capital and cash in Greece. Since March this year, employment has gained just under... of 27.9 percent. The Aegean has by far the lowest with 16.1 percent. The challenges in the Greek labour

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  3. Management of NPLs to test gov't in negotiations with lenders
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    Economy

    Following an agreement on foreclosures that was part of the first set of milestones, Greece now has... the 13 prior actions the government has to implement by mid-December to unlock the next sub-tranche... bank has signed an agreement with a foreign company on the NPL management. Alpha signed at the end

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  4. Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Alexis Tsipras has also repeatedly separated the Union of Centrists from his attacks... to the “parallel programme” that SYRIZA has spoken about before the September 20 elections. This is the idea... justifying their decision to continue supporting Tsipras after he signed the third bailout but has

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  5. The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
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    Agora

    Since the Greek crisis began, the action has hardly stopped. But even by its standards, Greece... has been full of contradictions for Greece: Yanis Varoufakis became a global household celebrity... was reelected in September to do just the opposite. MacroPolis has been present throughout

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  6. Gov't hits back as pension reform row heats up
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    EconomyProgramme

    The government has hit back in the public relations battle over its proposed pension reforms... landscape is completely different with that of 5 years ago since GDP has shrunk by almost 22 percent... pension has dropped by 41 percent over the last five years to 863 euros in January 2015 from 1,480

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  7. Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in Dec

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Since the signing of the third bailout programme, it has gained almost 12 points. During the bailout years, Greek ESI reached a high of 104.2 in June 2014 but has been on a downward trend since. Consumer... 11 points to -64.8 in the 8-month period but has recorded gains of 3.7 points since then. During

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  8. Is Regling right to be concerned about Greek liquidity?

    Agora

    months, highlighting that Greece has debt servicing obligations of about 4 billion euros over... disbursements will put pressure on its finances. This is especially the case because the first review has... in the first quarter is close to 1.5 billion euros. March has the largest IMF instalment of the year

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  9. A year on, Tsipras's SYRIZA in need of morale boost
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    normal circumstances would have been a fairly routine affair has taken on much greater significance... has been completed. Also in Davos, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem downplayed the debt relief... SYRIZA as the underdog who has had to battle against the Greek and European establishment but is now

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  10. Wide range of exacting issues lie ahead for Greece in first bailout review
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    EconomyProgramme

    in the next few days to begin the first programme review. Although the agenda has not yet been officially.... The government has identified and implemented so far measures yielding 1.2 billion euros, leaving... financing Greece has received so far in the context of the third bailout programme loans of 16 billion

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