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Whither New Democracy?
Agora. As the four conservative candidates step up their campaigns ahead of the 22 November ballot (which could... up and down the land that he is the only one of the candidates who truly represents the common man... is too inconclusive, and perhaps too brief, to provide convincing evidence to back this up. However
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Tsipras and SYRIZA: More old than new
Agoraextent, the failure of these three ex-prime ministers to live up to their pledge for fairness..., some tax evaders have been asked to cough up what they owe, but this also happened occasionally... their public sector jobs back and – a few months later – he took up a position in the cabinet, first
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Greek stocks slide by 1.6 pct over week on bank correction
Economydaily turnover edged up to 42 million euros, which is the highest weekly reading since mid-August... to boost capital by up to 1.06 billion and reduce accordingly its capital shortfall. Eurobank also... outstanding bonds aiming to strengthen it capital base by up to 780 million. On Saturday, after the ECB
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Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the pension system. One of the key issues likely to come up during Moscovici’s visit on Tuesday... with a statutory value (as set for tax purposes) up to 300,000 euros for a single person, 375,000 euros..., especially in comparison to Spain. Another loose end that needs to be tied up is what the government is going
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Government in race against time to resolve bailout issues
EconomyProgrammewith properties valued up to 120,000 euros and annual household incomes close to 13,200 euros for a couple... taxation on lottery games and particularly KINO, which makes up 85 percent of total lottery revenues... Gaming Revenues (GGR) and lower corporate tax due to OPAP reduced profits. Summing up, even if the new
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BoG report highlights need for programme implementation, political consensus
Economybanks to unlock tied-up funds. 2) Fast implementation of goods and services markets’ reforms... and speeding up privatisations that would send a strong dual signal to the markets; firm commitment...) ratio, which edged up to 42.1 percent in June from 39.9 percent at the end of 2014. The breakdown
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the country. The statement goes on to point out that the government has so far been living up... and actions has been drawn up yet, even though it had been agreed this would be done by the end of October. It should be pointed out, though, that the creation of a task force to set up the new fund is one
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Management of NPLs to test gov't in negotiations with lenders
Economyscheme for liquidators in consultation with the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF). 4) Set up... of bank loan quality since the beginning of the year, the ratio over total loans edged up to 42.1... NPLs would also ease the burden on cooperative borrowers and enable banks to unlock tied-up funds
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
installed the latest Macropolis App version. Privatisations plan picks up HRADF chief predicts €3bn..., will be raised by July 2018. Jobs for the boys? Coalition suspected of lining up loyalists for key... that are loyal to them. The issue of appointments to the public sector also came up in the government
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Addressing some misconceptions about Greek budget revenues and unpaid taxes
Agoraof 2015. Summing up, recurring revenues, primarily made up by direct and indirect taxes, exceeded... billion euros, making up just 3 percent of the total amount. On the other side, 80 percent
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