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S&P raises Greek rating to 'BB-' on reduced fiscal risks, lifting of capital controls
Economythe improving economic outlook, strong budgetary performance and the favourable government debt structure... government debt represents less than 20 percent of total debt, or less than 40 percent of GDP. Additionally... is the portion of permanent jobs in the labour market as since 2018 and into 2019 more than half
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
than apply for the government’s SURE-backed employment support scheme. In his response to SYRIZA... one unit of NPE reduction is lower via the bad bank than via securitisations. Stournaras is reportedly... effective it would be. He proposed that the bad bank be prepared and put in front of the government
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Newsletter 260 -31/07/2020
rather than design. In response to increased activity from the Turkish fleet in Aksaz and Izmir, the Greek navy is maintaining a strong presence in the Aegean. Greece views Turkey’s decision to step back... and there was broad backing for the decision to stand up to Turkey. There was also an effort to put on an outward
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Greece prepares to relax lockdown amid concerns about toll on economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsof intubated patients has fallen substantially since the peak of more than 600 in the autumn. On Thursday... stood at 328. The latest data confirms that Attica, rather than Thessaloniki, is the current epicentre... to be the springboard to a strong recovery. Instead, Greece is now expected to experience a double-digit
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A leader from nowhere, but to where?
Agorahad a chance of being elected leader of SYRIZA, rather than being a momentary political curiosity, probably tells us more about the state of the party and the psychology of its voters, than it does..., such as tackling corruption and improving justice, which was backed up by a strong presence on social
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsand left does not bode well for the prospects of the progressives being able to put together.... This still places the far-left group’s support slightly higher than for PASOK, which remains... to be quite strong backing for the idea of an alliance between the progressive parties in Greece
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How many NPLs in the Greek banking sector are also non-recoverable loans ?
Agorauninterrupted in Greece for more than three years. The manner in which they are reported in quarterly... question: How many of these NPLs are in fact non-recoverable loans (NCLs)? Put otherwise, since NPLs... (more than six months) with their repayment obligations (interest and principal). Banks’ efforts
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
to less than half of that amount. The government’s decision stems from the extremely tight liquidity... that began this week. However, less than 1.5 hours later, in an interview with Star TV, Mardas said... of the rate of withdrawals by depositors. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attempted to put a brave face
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MPs to vote on changes to governing process as opposition hits out at ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor applications to the scheme it put together, there may be an attempt by New Democracy to extend this to allow... in Parliament will be more politically charged than last week’s vote on the tax bill, which the main opposition... the political clash is likely to be more intense than it has been since the elections in July.
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PM in search of recovery fund boost as parties clash over latest Novartis episode
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 15 pct of annual Greek GDP and, if used wisely, the funds could go a long way to helping..., rather than loans, to member states remains intact. Some EU countries have raised objections... Minister Adonis Georgiadis about Touloupaki being put in jail as evidence of pre-meditation
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