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Minister's alleged conflict of interest a first domestic political test for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLess than two months into his stint as prime minister, Alexis Tsipras has his first potential political scandal to deal with. Vima newspaper reported over the weekend that Alternate Minister for Administrative Reform Giorgos Katrougalos had signed agreements in his capacity as a lawyer with sacked
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National Bank posts net loss of 1.1 bln in Q4
EconomyBankingfell by more than 30 bps QoQ. Operating expenses rose 7 percent QoQ, while the full year figure
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Greek travel receipts rise 9.1 pct in January as surplus doubles
EconomyMacroeconomyincrease of 5.8 percent, rising to 159.1 million. As a result, the January travel surplus more than
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Tsipras Berlin visit brings some relief on Greek bond, stock markets
Economyfell by more than 1.5 percentage points (pp) to 20.05 percent, below the 21-percent mark for the first
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Fitch downgrades Greek IDRs three notches to CCC, sees damage to recovery
Economyagency expects the government to continue to run arrears to suppliers to offset weaker-than-budgeted
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Economic sentiment, consumer confidence edge down in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 1.4 points to 96.8 in March from 98.2 in February, according to the European Commission (EC). In February the ESI had rebounded by 2.9 points. The March figure is the second lowest reading since April 2014 and stands 6 points lower than the recent peak
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Retail sales down by 2.6 pct in January for third straight monthly decline
EconomyMacroeconomythan 30 percent on the back of a similar drop in household disposable income mainly reflecting
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Greek PMI edges up in March but exports, factory output fall
EconomyMacroeconomywas more than offset by a decline in the intermediate and investment goods’ sectors. Job creation
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Tsipras heads for Russia with specific aims, including halting speculation
PoliticsForeign Policydifferent from other European governments. Athens may have been clearer than many other EU members in its
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Greek trade deficit drops by larger rate of 27.2 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomylower than the 16.3 percent drop recorded in January. In absolute terms, imports amounted to 3.45
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