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Moody's sees 1.2 pct growth in Greece next year but highlights political risk
Economyof the year against a backdrop of delayed official sector disbursements. Commenting
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Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politics. Against this backdrop, which suggests that Greece is moving closer to snap general polls, the language
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Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders
EconomyProgrammeEurozone finance ministers are due to meet again on Monday to discuss a possible compromise between Greece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs for Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7
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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRepresentatives of the Greek government and the country’s lenders were due to begin technical discussions in Brussels on Wednesday against a backdrop of rising tension between Athens and Berlin. The Greek team in Brussels is to be headed by the Finance Ministry’s general secretary for fiscal policy
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Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
Agorato this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult to see
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Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis month. Against this backdrop, it came as some surprise that the coalition has approved a payment
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Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
PoliticsForeign Policyfields against the backdrop of an interesting geopolitical triangle that includes Cyprus. However
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Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek bailout. Their visit comes against a backdrop of increasing social tension. Protests by farmers
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S&P highlights risks for Greek banking sector
EconomyGreek banks still face higher economic risks than most banking sectors globally, while the country’s economic prospects remain highly uncertain, S&P notes in its latest report on local lenders released on Wednesday evening. Against this backdrop, the rating agency expects banks to book high credit
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Rating agencies positive on disbursement, stress programme implementation risks remain high
Economyof a small governing majority, weak institutions and backdrop of political and social discontent
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