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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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Strong interest as Greece issues first 52-week T-Bill in almost eight years
Economyand 26-week issues that Greece has been rolling over throughout the crisis and are mostly held by Greek... to the markets. Over the last couple of weeks, Greek debt markets have calmed down, attracting... strategy of the Greek authorities to build a cash buffer for the post-programme period. According
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Alpha Bank's net profits decline to 21.1 million in 2017, fourth quarter makes loss
EconomyBankingsale of NPLs in Romania, as well as the ongoing portfolio sale of 3.7 billion euros of Greek unsecured... deposits rose by 2.9 percent. IFRS 9 As part of part of the new IFRS 9 implementation Greek banks... the highest among their Greek peers. Furthermore, the fully-loaded Basel III CET1 ratio stood at 18.3
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Still facing pile of bailout tasks, Athens looks ahead to post-MoU actions
EconomyProgramme, the Greek government is also looking ahead to its tasks after the end of the programme, which... positive macroeconomic indicators and suggested that the Greek economy is now entering a period... for Greek society. The main elements of the “holistic” growth strategy will reportedly be: Further
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Greece's immediate focus on prior actions and growth plan
EconomyProgrammeThe clock is ticking for the Greek government regarding the 88 prior actions of the fourth review... Greek society. “The plan will be credible for the markets, [eurozone] member states, but above all it will be credible for Greek society,” he said. The finance minister added that the government
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NBG reports net loss of 163 mln in 2017, bad loans continue to fall
EconomyBankingenvironment. The yield on new Greek time deposits stands at around 75 basis points (bps), while... Greek loan yield fell slightly to 385 bps from 388 bps in Q3. Fee income rose by 16 percent QoQ to 60... Greek banks are expected to increase provisions by roughly 6 billion euros. NBG noted that IFRS 9
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