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Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek Politicswith regard to debt relief to include Greek bonds in its QE programme. Also, the International Monetary Fund... in Greek bond yields on Friday, with investors seeming to have largely priced in the outcome of Thursday... that the government wasted many months in negotiations with the lenders, at great cost to Greek
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Bank of Greece says NPE ratio up to 45.2 pct, provides more bad loan details
EconomyBankingBank of Greece (BoG) released on Tuesday the third issue of its semi-annual overview of the Greek... that Greek banking group assets fell further by 14.6 percent or by 51 billion euros to 297.86 billion... in European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) bonds, on the back of Greek banks’ participation in ECB
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Greece completes first bond issue in three years, eyes more on way out of programme
Economyin the bond swap stemmed from the three core Greek banks (Alpha, Eurobank and National), according to market sources. Based on the latest available data, Greek banks held a total Greek government bond (GGB... of confidence in the Greek economy”. Tsakalotos indicated that another two transactions should be expected
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Centre-left leadership candidates step forward as unity doubts linger
PoliticsGreek Politics-left of Greek politics under a common leader, there has been a steady stream of candidates. Gennimata... hopefuls also highlights the problem of fragmentation on the centre-left of Greek politics... the following year. The party, once a dominant force in Greek politics, subsequently saw support
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The flag of permanent defeat
Agoratook to the podium in Thessaloniki - where each September, Greek prime ministers set out... are correct), Tsipras will become the longest-serving prime minister of the Greek crisis, serving... to associate the Greek crisis exclusively with Tsipras and to swerve awkward questions about their pasts
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China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
AgoraPort Authority (PPA, Greek acronym OLP) is a formerly state-owned company established in 1930. The PPA is the largest company of Greece’s port industry. [4] In October 2009, the Greek government... the acquisition of PPA. The minority stake in Greek ADMIE supplements equity funding by State Grid Corp
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Athens in dispute with Spanish ambassador over Catalonia stance
PoliticsForeign Policywith the rules of diplomacy”. The Greek government had not declared a clear position on the issue... for a unilateral declaration of independence in Catalonia. It is unlikely that any Greek administration... call from Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who apologised for the incident. The Greek Foreign
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Hitman's furlough and investment complications pose new problems for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government found itself dealing with multiple crises of a very different nature on Friday... concerned about the reaction from outside Greece. “We respect the independence of the Greek justice... furlough from a Greek prison. He’s been convicted of multiple murders, including those of William Nordeen
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Institutions head back to Athens in search of SLA by end of week
EconomyProgrammein the first two reviews we are encouraged by the preparatory work on the Greek side for the upcoming.... It will then be put to Monday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers, after which the Greek... an agreement on the energy front last week, when Greek negotiators and the European Commission settled
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After reaching SLA, Athens focuses on prior actions and next bond issue
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and the institutions reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) on Saturday, as had... to result in the SLA being rubber stamped and the Greek government then being given a few weeks to pass... agreed that the Greek authorities would set up a credit bureau that will provide credit scores based
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