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Clearer picture emerging ahead of stress tests, banks appear confident
EconomyBankingabout the implementation of the new provisioning standards in IFRS 9. According to sources, Greek... the International Monetary Fund’s request to have a full picture of the Greek lenders capital needs before the end... realised. According to local media, Greek banks estimate the IFRS 9 standard to result
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Piraeus Port Authority lays out major development plans
EconomyFeaturesto raise concerns or express their views. Reports in the Greek press suggest that overall... the Sino-Greek maritime trade pathway. Auxiliary activities, such as connections to train lines... showed that Greek shipowners believe that with a correct long-term strategy, Piraeus port can become
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Athens seeks new approach as Nimetz visit marks more intensive name talks
PoliticsForeign Policyconfirmed by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT on Monday, he... or not. It is the first time that the Greek side has revealed its areas of focus in the current round.... The current Greek government is in favor of a “step-by-step process” that could bring FYROM closer
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Greece prepares for bond issue, looks to pave way for programme exit
EconomyProgrammefor the Greek programme, Declan Costello. The pair are due to meet Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos during their stay. The main issues that the Greek side would like... the government’s post-MoU plan before Greek Orthodox Easter in early April. Also, the Eurogroup last month
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe firm’s Greek branch has sparked an all-out war between the government and New Democracy... for the identity of the three witnesses, who are protected under the whistleblower scheme approved by Greek..., should take on the responsibility for delving deeper. Whichever option is chosen, Greek authorities seem
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Diplomatic exchanges over name issue intensify
PoliticsForeign PolicyFebruary (Gynmich). Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov... country being allowed to use the name “Macedonia.” The Greek premier suggested that the protester’s main... the new meetings, the Greek side will aim to ascertain whether there is really willingness in Zaev’s
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New Democracy turns up heat on Tsipras and Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicsfalse testimony. Samaras’s action is unprecedented in recent Greek political history and signals... to the defense minister’s tendency to wear fatigues when he conducts visits to the Greek armed forces... developments in Greek-Turkish relations, underlining the opposition party’s apparent decision to heap
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Greece reaches for its pills
Agoraelements that Greek politics has to offer. Claims about “the biggest scandal since the formation of the Greek state” have been followed by, among others, a blatant disregard for the presumption... with the past, they should take the Greek premier up on his proposal and test whether he
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Fourth review begins, with Athens and creditors also focussing on post-MoU era
EconomyProgrammeDiscussions on the fourth review began in Athens on Monday, with the Greek government and its... and EYATH) from the HRADF privatisation fund to the Greek state. This is an interim step before... that the Greek state should not lose control of the majority stake in the two utilities. Deputy Economy
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Athens sees progress during first days of fourth review talks
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government believes that discussions regarding the fourth review, which began in Athens... and the scrapping of the VAT discount on the remaining Greek islands. Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis... strategic defaulters to take advantage of the protection on offer. One of the measures that the Greek
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