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After reaching SLA, Athens focuses on prior actions and next bond issue
EconomyProgramme. “Staff level agreement reached after a very constructive set of discussions in Athens,” tweeted Economic... agreed that the Greek authorities would set up a credit bureau that will provide credit scores based... is due to be removed from January 1 next year but Tsakalotos said that there is enough fiscal space
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agoraout of the way means there is just one more inspection ahead. Although it is set to involve more... of this helps address the key issues. For instance, the IMF sees the Greek economy growing by no more than 1... much at all. This year should provide Greece with a golden opportunity to set itself on a different
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Eurogroup confirms third review almost done but e-auctions still a concern
EconomyProgrammeamong the institutions is that auctions will not keep pace with the guidelines set out by the lenders... tranche of 5.7 billion euros next month. Another 1 billion euros is due to be released after that once... – how much money are you going to set aside?” The Greek minister confirmed that the government aims
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New measures to ease capital controls, lift restrictions on opening bank accounts
EconomyMacroeconomypublished in the government’s gazette. It is the third set of measures that the MoF has announced to relax... March 1, it will be possible to open a new account without restrictions for any person, legal...-beneficiary to an existing account, independent of creating a new customer ID. The previous set
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Clearer roadmap for completion of third programme emerging
EconomyProgrammethat there is no set date for the start of the programme which the IMF has approved on principle... are that Greece achieves the reform targets that have been set, and the European partners agreeing to the debt... to issue the first 12-month T-bill since 2010, aiming to raise 1 billion euros with a coupon of 1.5
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policy, which would allow the finalisation of Block 1 in the Ionian Sea, where hydrocarbon research is already... been set as a prerequisite by Albania's president Ilir Meta, who last month rejected the possibility... of the minority that are being monitored by Athens and the Council of Europe. The two foreign ministers are set
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Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
EconomyProgrammefor the Greek government to abandon the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts that were agreed last year... at the Finance Ministry to deliver to Tsipras by the end of July a set of proposals for the 700 million euros in tax cuts that Greece will be allowed to make next year. The prime minister has asked for a set
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader is set to build on this when he delivers his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other... and set the date for early elections. Although the timing of the next national vote
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Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018
council discussed on Tuesday the measures that the prime minister will announce. The package is set... the government who feel that Tsipras should not countenance holding elections in 2019 if the 1 percent... as the perfect opportunity for Tsipras to announce an end to their partnership and set the date for early
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The legal framework and latest developments in international investment arbitration
Legalof capital (Articles 267 and 344 TFEU), and the principle of non-discrimination set forth in Article 18... such arbitration is also incompatible with Article 18(1) of the TFEU, which enshrines the principle of non... it before the competent national courts and ask them to apply the Achmea ruling to set aside the award
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