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Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
PoliticsGreek Politicsto his cabinet until next week, when a second set of measures demanded by lenders are due to be voted... of a minority government until an agreement with lenders has been reached on a third bailout. Negotiations.... It is expected that if he waits until next week, there will be substantial changes to the current
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Bank holiday to end but capital controls remain and some transactions forbidden
Economyremain restricted or forbidden until the foreseeable future. The new legislative decree introduces... week). Until now, if a depositor did not withdraw the 60 euros in one or more days, this amount could... rates are effective as of July 20. Moreover, the hotel VAT rate is set at 6 percent until September
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Economic sentiment fell to 81.3 in July for the sharpest historical monthly drop
EconomyMacroeconomyago. The ESI fell to a historic low of 74.8 in March 2009 and displayed high volatility until June 2012. Since then, it had posted a considerable improvement by more than 26 points until June 2014... 2011 and displayed a slightly upward, yet volatile, movement until August 2013. Since then, consumer
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Omnibus bill goes to Parliament as Greece seeks to unlock 2 bln sub-tranche
EconomyProgramme. The ballot may be delayed until October 17, instead of the initially scheduled October 15, according... retirement age limits gradually increase as of August 19 until January 1, 2022. 2) The minimum pension... years. Until then, these pensioners will receive only the part of theirs pension that corresponds
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Budget execution slips in Sept as 3.08 bln primary surplus turns to underperformance
EconomyMacroeconomy, the year to date outperformance of 535 million euros until August turned to an underperformance... government decided ENFIA to be paid as of October in five instalments until February. In addition... to be met. Until now, the only month with revenues above the 5-billion mark was July, when revenue
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
nationalist, Nikolopoulos was a New Democracy MP until 2012, when he quit soon after it formed a coalition... evasion, until a clearer picture emerges about the government’s prospects. With some people expecting... in his chequered past. Until he hot-footed it to New Democracy headquarters in early 2012
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Business indicators rise for second successive month in October
Economyin the 3-year period until Jun 2012, ESI considerably increased by more than 26 points until June 2014, when it peaked to 104.2. Since then, ESI followed a downward trend until August when it posted... in February 2015. Since then, it posted a cumulative nosedive of 34.2 points until August, when it resumed
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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
Agorabut the concessions from the eurozone are limited. Any major interventions have been deferred until 2018..., large-scale debt measures are not due to happen until after the German elections in autumn next... of GDP up to 2040 and under 20 percent until 2060. According to the IMF’s analysis, a significant debt
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Privatisations in Greece: A win-win that's difficult to achieve
Agorafor an additional 20 years, that is until 11 June 2046. HRADF to HCAP According to various media reports... superfund. As it will take time until the new agency is fully operational, we should expect... – will first proceed with the conclusion of an agreement to extend the concession by 20 years until
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Sallas exit from Piraeus marks end of era in Greek banking sector
EconomyBankingbut delayed putting it into effect until the assessment of banks’ BoD members by the Hellenic Financial... professor Charikleia Apalagaki was elected as interim chairman until the election of the new one. Sallas... Sallas’s leadership until the early 2000s, when it acquired Macedonia-Thrace Bank, XiosBank
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