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  1. Migration troubles move up political agenda as probe into use of fund is launched

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    official. Greek media reported that Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou has asked for claims... a mismanagement of EU funds allocated to deal with the migration crisis by the Greek government..., reports by the Guardian and the investigative Greek site Inside Story have raised questions about

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  2. Part-time work and low earnings overlie crisis-pounded labour market
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    Society

    The General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) has revealed that 72.8 percent of Greek workers... on the Greek economy, which highlighted recent macroeconomic developments in Greece and made recommendations... to growth and raising rates of private consumption. Greek banks’ stability and creditworthiness also

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  3. Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The prospective of a revision of the Greek constitution is back on the political agenda as Prime... in discussions about what changes could be made to the Greek constitution. He followed this up by speaking... and allowing voters, rather than MPs, to elect the Greek president. During his speech on Tuesday, Tsipras

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  4. Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by the amendments passed before the deal comes to Greek Parliament, it is expected that four... Panos Kammenos repeated his intention to leave the government once the name deal is tabled in Greek... Democracy. There have been suggestions in the Greek media that Tsipras may seek to hit back

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  5. Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ), including the revision of the country’s constitution, to be completed in January before Greek Parliament can vote on and debate the Prespes Agreement. Greek diplomatic sources indicated on Thursday... possesses the necessary majority to pass the pact through Greek Parliament and survive a no-confidence

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  6. S&P keeps B+ rating and positive outlook, stresses factors for stronger growth
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    Economy

    by the Greek authorities to direct expenditure from public investment to social transfers will act... percent on a sustained basis. The post-programme enhanced surveillance framework is expected to keep Greek... reviews and the return of profits from the eurosystem central banks of SMP and ANFA holdings of Greek

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  7. Study casts light on unusual export profile, identifies areas for improvement
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    EconomyFeatures

    the strengths and weaknesses of Greek export products and companies, the main gains from export activity... countries. Greek export products were also found to be highly dependant on petrochemicals with 32... percent of Greek exports companies exported around 30 percent in the total export value of goods

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  8. Tweaks to proposal on protection of main homes likely to be needed
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    EconomyProgramme

    It appears that the Greek government still has work ahead of it to refine the proposal for the protection of primary residences as the institutions have a number of objections. Several Greek media... the new framework, which was submitted to Brussels following discussions between the government and Greek

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  9. Greece attracts strong interest and yield below 4 pct for first 10-year bond since 2010
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    Economy

    The positive sentiment around Greek sovereign debt, which has been evident since the turn..., there is significant oversubscription as offers reached 11.8 billion euros. Greek authorities had... percent at the beginning of this month. Sentiment in the Greek sovereign debt market was buoyed

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  10. Eurobank net profits from continued operations fall by 12.2 pct in 2018
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    EconomyBanking

    . In the Greek market in particular, negative NPE formation was noted in all four of the main sectors. The most... from 68 percent in Q3. In the Greek market, the NPL ratio fell to 32.8 percent in Q4 from 34.4 percent...), mortgages (36 percent) and consumer loans (9 percent). Greek deposits increased by around 1.3 billion

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