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Tsipras bid to focus campaign on corruption issue runs into trouble
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe cushioned somewhat by the latest intervention from former HSBC employee, Hervé Falciani, who
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Assessing the health of Greek banks' loan portfolios
EconomyBankingThe Asset Quality Review (AQR) that is currently being conducted by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the ECB along with a stress test exercise will determine the capital needs of Greek banks that are due to be published in the second half of October. The latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures
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Election result in doubt but ultimate outcome appears clearer
PoliticsGreek Politics, the balance seems to be slightly in SYRIZA's favour. Bloomberg's latest poll of polls, which had
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Odds on SYRIZA victory shorten ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the week. Difference The winning margin is the most volatile betting event. The latest odds favour
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Travel receipts up by a modest 3.5 pct in July in aftermath of capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyAndreadis reiterated his latest estimates calling for 26 million international tourist arrivals in 2015
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Pension reform to be one of new government's toughest challenges in next weeks
EconomyProgramme, the already agreed measures that are outlined in the MoU will have to be implemented. According to the latest
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Bank credit eases 1.6 pct in August on slightly accelerating negative flow
EconomyMacroeconomyof non-performing loans (NPLs) and more generally of non-performing exposure (NPEs). The latest BoG
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Potentially divisive New Democracy leadership race taking shape
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere are three confirmed candidates for the New Democracy leadership contest so far, with current leader Evangelos Meimarakis also expected to throw his hat into the ring by the October 2 deadline. Former Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis became the latest conservative official to declare his
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Retail sales nosedive by 8.7 pct in July amid capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest retail-related business indicators released by the European Commission yesterday showed
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IMF aligns Greek projections with EU, revises down GDP
EconomyIn its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on Tuesday, the IMF presented its updated macro forecasts on Greece, which are based on data available on August 12. As expected, the IMF revised downward its GDP estimates, aligning them with those the European Commission (EC) released in mid
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