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S&P affirms Greece’s rating, outlook remains stable
Economyincremental, relaxation of capital controls. Moreover, the unemployment rate is seen falling by 2 percentage... capital into sectors that could create employment. Greece’s ratings could be upgraded in case of stronger growth, progress in reducing the huge stock of banks’ non-performing loans, lifting of capital
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Survey reveals opinions around Greek shipping cluster's potential
EconomyFeatures, titled “Re-positioning Greece as a global maritime capital” looked at what makes Greece’s shipping... capital of the world. In tonnage terms, Greece maintains the largest shipping fleet in the world... capital in the world.” “In spite of the perceived disadvantages of Piraeus and the growing attractiveness
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Portugal, market access and programme exit
Agorathat you should assure the banking sector problems (NPL, profitability and capital) are dealt within... resolved in December 2015 (Banif), and the state-owned CGD requiring around 5 billion euros in capital... to find a comprehensive strategy to deal with it. It has however been able to attract foreign capital
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Further measures to protect and strengthen financial stability foreseen in sMoU
EconomyProgramme: normalising liquidity and payment conditions and strengthening capital, addressing NPLs and enhancing... and key statistics related to capital controls, which the Greek authorities have committed... implementation of the capital controls relaxation. The BoG will oversee the process
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Finance Ministry waits for new property values as talk of bad bank gathers pace
EconomyProgrammedebts from Greece’s lenders has been around for several years but has stumbled on the capital... in capital would be required for the creation of a bad bank in Greece. It did not clarify how... as it is not clear where the capital would come from.
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EquiFund makes official launch in bid to grow Greek businesses
EconomyFeaturesThe hotly anticipated venture capital fund, EquiFund, which aims to foster business growth..., the country has the lowest levels of venture capital and private equity activity in the European Union according to Invest Europe, the European venture capital and private equity association. EquiFund’s
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Focus of banking sector commitments shift to NPL reduction, debt restructuring framework
EconomyProgrammethe accelerated stress tests and not being in need of any extra capital. Now, the focus of the European... quarterly key statistics related to capital controls as well as providing an assessment and proposals for the process of relaxing the capital controls. The goal is to abolish them while ensuring the minimum
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How 'clean' can an exit be? Athens snared between Rome and Berlin
Agorato international capital markets neither make such an option necessary nor politically desirable... even consider such a move, capital markets would trounce Greek government bonds. A cash buffer has... capital markets for sovereign debt refinancing arrangements also includes accepting that these markets
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomyto take hold of solid growth over the coming years. Gross capital formation is seen growing by 11 percent... of capital controls is seen as a positive factor towards investment spending growth, the fact... depressing imports as disposable income collapsed and recently due to capital controls, the Council
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Preparing for a new normal in German politics
Agoracapital cities in Europe. How will Athens react to the gradual changing of the guards in Berlin? While... and migration challenges. Equally, the latter owes political capital to the former for keeping Greece... now is not a surprise. Her political capital in Berlin was declining after major electoral setbacks
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