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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
AgoraIt’s been quite a few days for Alexis Tsipras. The Greek Prime Minister has been deemed worthy... (even if in some cases they are based on myths or misunderstanding) that exist within Greek society... The settlement reached, and which was signed on Sunday, may not be perfect, but agreements
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Lending to corporations drives credit growth of 11.3 pct YoY in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe credit expansion in the Greek private sector remained strong in May, rising by 11.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 10.9 percent in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released... to insurance corporations showed a net monthly inflow of 267 million euros. This took the balance
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Greek govt gears for final Eurogroup of 2019, hoping for better terms
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has set its sights on the last Eurogroup of the year, hoping... path from 2021. This new round kicks off with a series of reports due to be published in the coming days that the Greek authorities anticipate to pave the path towards the meeting of Eurozone finance
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Greek-Turkish tensions resurface as Russia chimes in
PoliticsForeign Policythat has prevailed over the past two and a half years in Greek‑Turkish relations. It appears... that have put Greek‑Turkish relations under fresh pressure. Ankara has reportedly also delayed... in recent days was an incident last week off the coast of Agathonissi island, when two Turkish
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Greek stock market loses 1.8 pct in week of mixed messages, Q1 results
EconomyThe Greek stock market saw subdued volumes over the last few days, ending the week with losses... to keep the ELA limit for Greek banks unchanged. The Athens Stock Exchange's general index landed...-annual rebalancing. Excluding this one-off impact, the daily trading activity over the last few
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Outcome of next vote on prior actions to set tone for political developments
PoliticsGreek Politicsof legislating. European and Greek officials have suggested that three to four weeks... Bank. This could mean Greek Parliament having to vote on the third package before August 20... or October. According to reports, some of his advisers have suggested holding off calling snap polls
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Talks on bailout review head for crucial weekend
EconomyProgrammeAfter a temporary break on Thursday, when discussions between the Greek authorities and lenders... Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs held on Tuesday and Wednesday the key topics.... The key differences relate to the type of taxes that would be written-off as well as the magnitude
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There's always next season
Agorahad inflicted the most damage and pain upon the Greeks so far. The opposition pretends as if Greek... into the European Central Bank’s QE programme. What Tsipras is now offering to the Greek people... of Greeks believe that their children will be better off financially. Despite all this, though
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeEurogroup, once Greek Parliament has approved the multi-bill on Monday and the remaining prior actions... will then be able to assess whether the third review has been rounded off and pass on its views... speculation. The Greek Finance Ministry took the unusual step on Thursday of responding to reports
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Newsletter 280 -15/01/2020
, this dominance of the middle ground in Greek politics also reflects the mood of much... lustre has worn off and the public’s confidence in its handling of the Covid-19 crisis has somewhat... the whole Greek population. The government expects to receive 4 million of these vaccines by the end
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