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DTA may spell new trouble for Greek banks
Agoraimportantly, the DTC-eligible DTA made up slightly less than half of Greek banks’ common equity Tier 1 (CET1.... In 2014, Greek banks recorded Basel III CET1 ratios ranging from 12.1 percent for Piraeus up to 15.2...), from 5.2 percent for Alpha up to 8.2 percent for Eurobank. All those ratios clearly demonstrate
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Greece: How events could unfold over the next few weeks
PoliticsGreek Politics. This is obviously the most straightforward scenario but will depend on what the government signs up... parties or MPs coming in to make up for the SYRIZA lawmakers leaving the party. Tsipras turning to PASOK... scenarios open up. If Greece and its lenders fail to agree on May 11 then all eyes
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SYRIZA caught in push and pull between voters and members over deal
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PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA finds itself caught between party members and MPs, who are reluctant to sign up to a deal... increasingly desperate for a deal as cash dries up. The resistance within the party was highlighted.... The government’s decision to pass a decree ordering general government bodies to put up their cash
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Alexis's choice
Agoraof it is another matter, but the prime minister’s decision to shake up Greece’s negotiating team and to issue... elected representatives to pick up the slack. Tsipras appears to have made his decision. Now, it’s up to others. *Follow Nick on Twitter: @NickMalkoutzis This artcile appeared in last week's e
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As talks enter final stretch, Tsipras addresses broad, varied audience
PoliticsGreek Politicsand. Perhaps the following sentence best sums up the point Tsipras is trying to make... from this tactic, best summed up by this paragraph: “Judging from the present circumstances... are left with the impression that Tsipras is cosying up to Merkel and Hollande while assuring those
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
, and by up to 8 percent for incomes above 500,000. At the moment the highest rate stands at 2.8 percent...; and increasing tax on tobacco and alcohol. To sum up, back in November the institutions foresaw a fiscal gap... of employed Greeks fall by 16,100. Manufacturing up, orders down Greece’s Manufacturing PMI rose
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Greece rides the ghost train
Agoraas evidence of the new austerity blows that would rain down on the Greek people. Hardouvelis had pledged up... this year alone and another substantial overhaul of the pension system, yielding savings of up to 900... by Greece for the European Stability Mechanism to help buy up the Greek bonds the European Central
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Tsipras needs to sign a deal, but which one?
Agorathat Greece would most probably not have ended up in its current predicament anyway. Even if Samaras had... holding up such an agreement. For instance, 89 percent of respondents said the government should not give... in the next few days, then nobody should be surprised if we end up in the same position a little further
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government, strongly motivated by the desire not to see the Greek left give up power so soon... is even more reluctant to give up power, would also back the agreement. This means that Tsipras would... and Potami. Teaming up with New Democracy if it continues to be led by Antonis Samaras, with whom Tsipras
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
to the government, strongly motivated by the desire not to see the Greek left give up power so soon after so...) balance of 1.11 billion euros, which made up for the revenue shortfall of 978 million. May's surplus... have put up with the economic collapse and tough fiscal measures of the last few years deserved much
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