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Economic sentiment reaches 101 pts in Dec, highest in more than 3 years
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2017 and the monthly figure is the highest for the year. It is also the highest that ESI has reached... was agreed. During 2017, the ESI print has improved by 5.9 points, closing the year at a peak. Sentiment... in February at 92.9. Since then, sentiment has improved by 8.1 points, surpassing the 100-mark
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. There was no immediate response from Tsipras, who will reportedly take action following Monday’s vote. It has been... review has been concluded and it is likely that Zouraris will be one of the ministers removed from... This means the gap between the two has narrowed compared to a survey by the same company in October. Backing
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Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
EconomyProgrammeand executives representing Greek lenders in Frankfurt on Monday has sparked speculation that Athens may opt... will materialise in the coming months. Firstly, for a credit line to be put together, there has... it previously described as a “clean exit,” but which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has recently
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Lenders set ambitious e-auction targets for Athens
EconomyProgramme, Pierre Moscovici, explained at the press conference that since the government has passed legislation... place in all parts of the country,” said Moscovici. The European Central Bank has repeatedly... the auctions that may be less prone to obstruction. The electronic platform has a wide range of benefits
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Macedonia issue, planned rally stoke tension between parties
PoliticsGreek Politics, on the other hand, has tried to highlight the contradictions within New Democracy. It highlighted... conservative figures have said they will be there but Mitsotakis has given no such indication... to concern Tsipras and his team at this stage. While the Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader has to play
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties). It will sit for one month, according to reports. The preliminary inquiry has similar powers... on what action to take next. It is generally accepted that the case, which has not yet been fully... that can try the accused once their immunity has been lifted. It could be the case, though, that over
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No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Sunday’s To Vima suggests that 33 percent of Greeks think that the Novartis affair has helped..., 27 percent of those questioned think that the re-emergence of the Macedonia issue has helped New Democracy. Just 11 percent believe it has aided the government. According to a poll by RASS for left
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Economic sentiment at 104.3 pts in Feb, consumer confidence falls by 2 pts
EconomyMacroeconomy, and recovering again in December. As confidence has slowly returned, the ESI has gradually improved... rating, appear to have further bolstered sentiment. Year-on-year, the ESI has improved by 11.4..., consumer confidence has improved by 20.3 points. In the other indicators, industry confidence improved
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammereported that an unnamed European official has suggested a final agreement on the review, debt relief... states, but it is also not likely that the option has completely been removed from the table. Should... time that the EU official has suggested that the process may be delayed. Tranche released
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policyhas tried to tone down the rhetoric used in an official announcement from his office on Sunday, which... made by Erdogan. In most cases, the government has avoided firing back at the Turkish president... taking place. Any agreement will have to be approved by Albania's Constitutional Court. This has
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