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Poll suggests scepticism about deal with lenders as Tsipras ponders options
PoliticsGreek Politicshis government due to the loose ends it has left in its dealings with the institutions... on short-term debt relief measures imposed after objections to the handouts being lifted... measures for 2018 and beyond. As Tsipras ponders his options, it is worth considering the public mood
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IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s European partners, the IMF stresses. The report notes that the reform momentum has slowed... by 2018, subject to full implementation of already legislated measures. Tax reform The IMF notes... suggests a number of significant debt relief measures including grace extensions until 2040 and maturity
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Fitch keeps Greece’s rating at ‘CCC’
Economyagency has upward revised its macro forecasts, which now point to a higher GDP growth of 2.5 percent.... Although the adoption of further fiscal measures increases the risk of early elections due to SYRIZA’s... measures makes their full implementation more difficult, the rating agency notes. Fitch also stresses
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Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsto eye on a number of issues. However, To Potami has still not been convinced by New Democracy’s..., appears insistent that the whole 2 percent of GDP in measures should be adopted in 2019, which... to be revised downwards, putting in doubt whether the measures that have been discussed with the lenders
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Tsipras eyes euro summit if new plan to break deadlock fails
PoliticsGreek Politicscould bring results or that his government has begun to fear the damage that could be done by extending... in pension measures should be taken in 2019 and 1 percent of GDP from the reduction in the tax-free... are missed, then the measures lined up for 2020 would be brought forward by one year. The aim
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Athens and creditors get down to details in final stretch of review
EconomyProgrammetax (ENFIA) of 0.1 percent of GDP each. The government has also suggested the introduction of a new... that is to be discussed this week relates to the counter-measures. The government appears to have proposed... that the government’s target is to reach a deal on the new measures by May 3
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsissues that are closely linked to the measures Athens has to adopt as part of the bailout. During... that the third review would be wrapped up without the need for any extra fiscal measures. He also
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Capital controls to be loosened further, restrictions on foreign cash removed
EconomyMacroeconomyin the banking system stabilised. However, the continuing presence of capital controls has been...Additional measures to ease the capital controls in place in Greece since 2015 were announced... will be required to execute such transactions. The measures are the second set of changes introduced as part
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S&P sees improved fiscal and growth prospects, raises credit rating to 'B'
Economythat has weighed on the country’s creditworthiness. Banks’ reliance on official ECB financing... creditors will announce further debt relief measures that along with the cash buffers will facilitate post... and as such it doesn’t see any onerous measures compared to the ones that have already been legislated
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Athens presents growth plan outline as lenders continue to differ on debt relief
EconomyProgrammehas a more pessimistic view than the Europeans on how bond yields will evolve in the coming years... detailed costing of the fiscal impact of the measures proposed. Speaking to members of the Foreign... wants to extract pledges from Greece it should do so using other measures, such as the return
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