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  1. Cat and mouse: Greece and Schaeuble
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    Agora

    had in mind something completely different than the Greek government. When all the pieces are put... the IMF is demanding (legislation of more than 2 percent of GDP in contingency measures that include... would approve a new deal. Rather than suggesting that Greece’s problems would be over if the IMF

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  2. Piraeus Bank sells first real-estate backed NPE portfolio worth 1.95 bln
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    EconomyBanking

    . The final price was rumoured to be equivalent to more than 20 percent of the portfolio's nominal value..., and will lead to the bank’s NPE ratio falling by more than 100 basis points. Upon completion... by more than 30 billion euros by the end of 2019, so it falls to below 65 billion euros. According

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  3. Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    times over the past few years when he appeared to shape foreign policy based on his beliefs rather than... that the souring of relations with Russia was a route chosen by Kotzias rather than Tsipras. The prime minister... in the months to come than it has been over the previous few years.

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  4. Eurobank posts Q1 net profit of 70 mln
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    EconomyBanking

    , Eurobank said that fewer of its loans turned sour than it expected in the first quarter, as pandemic... is coming from low new NPE formation, significantly better than expected.” Asset quality The stock of non... million euros, which the bank said was less than expected, while provisions over NPEs were 61.9

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  5. Six in 10 Greeks earn less than average salary of €1,022 in private sector

    Society

    and grosses less than the average salary in the private sector. These are the general characteristics... than 1,022 euros a month, the average salary in the private sector, according to separate data from the country’s largest insurance fund IKA-ETAM. In 2013, the number of employees earning less than

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  6. More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions

    Society

    households in 2015. Last year’s figure was slightly lower than the record 52 percent recorded in 2014 but almost ten percentage points higher than the 2012 share of 42.3 percent. Of those households... at less than 10,000 euros. The outlook for 2016 remains similarly negative, with seven in ten Greek

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  7. Q1 GDP contracts 0.5 pct QoQ and 1.4 pct YoY, slightly worse than flash estimates
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The headline figure is slightly worse than the 0.4 percent QoQ contraction in the flash estimates released... in Q4 2015. Today’s figure for Q1 is slightly higher than the -1.3 percent released in flash estimates... reflects a nosedive in disposable income by more than 30 percent. This is attributed to a sharp rise

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  8. Greek teens less likely to smoke, get drunk than European peers but gamble more
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    Society

    drink, and are the most likely to have gambled for money than their peers in Europe. These are some... percent of them more than once, compared to an average of 23 and five percent, respectively. As was the case in Denmark and the Czech Republic, more than 90 percent of teenagers in Greece reported easy

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  9. More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    but the poll’s findings should be more of a source of concern for the New Democracy-led government than... popularity, for instance, was at 36 percent in September, which was eight points lower than in May... points more than the vacuous anti-memorandum Independent Greeks. This can hardly be a cause

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  10. Greeks' wages fell more than 10 pct in 2013, IKA data shows
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    Society

    Average wages in Greece fell by more than 10 percent in 2013, according to data published... 2013, which was 10.27 percent lower than a year earlier. The daily rate worked out at 54.66 euros. Those working in smaller companies (employing less than 10 people) earn around 60 percent of what

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