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Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
higher interest rates. The withdrawals are certainly not comparable to those in the run-up to the June... percent. Wages index up Greece’s seasonally adjusted Wages Index produced its highest reading for more... along and breaking up their cosiness, which has been assisted by the presence of a compliant
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Greeks lose faith in coalition but don't trust SYRIZA, polls indicate
PoliticsGreek Politics, SYRIZA is seen on 31 percent (up 3.5 percentage points from last month) and New Democracy on 24.5 percent (up 4.5 pp). The Rass survey shows a similar trend, with support for SYRIZA rising 0.7 percentage points since November, to 27.1. New Democracy is up 2.6 pp to 23.7. It is certain that Samaras
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
support edge up from 24.9 percent to 25.1. This means the gap between the two parties has closed..., have played up these fears over the past few days. It is certain that this will be one of the main... brinkmanship will have cleared – and it could take a while for that to happen in Greece – picking up the pieces
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Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead
PoliticsGreek Politics-round inexperience in governing. Potami, which was founded just ten months ago, is made up of members who have little political experience and will not be able to make up for SYRIZA’s shortcomings... a major shake up at the top of the conservative party, with its more moderate and reform-minded personnel
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Third of Greek households trapped in debt and poverty, study suggests
Society-diving below the poverty line and the pilling up of household bills, a survey from a country’s... percent, this percentage is up a full ten points on 2012’s figure and 48.6 percent in 2013. Only 32.1... found that the build up of unpaid household bills had continued, increasing marginally compared
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Undecided voters could still decide crucial aspects of Greek elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsstill be shaped by around 1 in 10 voters who have yet to make up their minds. Opinion polls... to gain (but also potentially lose) from those yet to make their mind up. Alco poll for To Pontiki... difference to their fortunes. This means that voters who have not made up their minds yet will also play
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The bad hand being dealt to Greece's next government
Agoraat the beginning of September, the government assured everyone that the matter would be wrapped up within a few.... By the end of November, the current government had used up 7 billion euros in repos, leaving room for only 2... government will need to conjure up an immediate fiscal recovery. Deposit outflow The inability
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Greece sets out broad reform plan for lenders' approval
EconomyProgrammecome up with their own judgment. The list involves intervention in the following areas: 1) Fiscal... debtors with small liabilities and at the same time step up enforcement methods and procedures... of the previous years in up to 100 instalments. On NPLs, the government pledged to deal in a manner that fully
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Greece's imminent funding problems: All the numbers you need
EconomyProgramme-Bills for ELA funding (as they could with the ECB before February 11) for an amount up to 3.5.... It is estimated that an amount of more than 800 million euros is held by foreigners that took up about... given up on the idea of extraordinary T-Bill issues and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is expected
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Greece: The gathering storm
Agorathe review and made it clear that failure to live up to the terms would lead to the agreement being... in enough detail. These included reforms for pensions, VAT, opening up closed sectors... of working with lenders to draft and pass legislation so the review can be wrapped up. At the same
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