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  1. The immediate economic and financial hurdles for the new Greek government
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    EconomyProgramme

    The new Greek government has several thorny economic issues to address in its first days in office... as well as interest payments of 1.7 billion. SYRIZA has repeatedly stressed in the recent past... at circa 2 billion. However, since the previous government has exhausted the 15-billion-euro limit

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  2. The state of play with Greek banks' liquidity
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    Economy

    important liquidity issue for Greek banks relates to the coverage of T-Bill issues. Greece has to roll over.... However, their participation has been eliminated in the last two months due to the political turmoil... its funding needs, since the new government has said it would not request the last combined tranche

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  3. Greek Q4 GDP down 0.2 pct QoQ, 2014 nominal GDP stays in recession

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    more than 70 percent of GDP but has posted a cumulative drop of more than 24 percent since 2008... coalition government has not yet disclosed its macro assumptions for this year. The Commission has

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  4. Greek digital economy lagging due to weak demand, lack of skills

    Society

    this week has found. Greece ranks 26th out of the 28 EU member states, according to the 2015 Digital... has progressed since the previous survey in terms of connectivity, almost two in five households have... average. Greece, the report found, has the second lowest share of ICT specialists in the workforce

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  5. Alpha Bank net losses rise to 440mln in Q4 2014, NPL ratio at 33 pct
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    EconomyBanking

    by a 5 bps contraction in the loan spread. Compared to Q4 2013, loan spread has eroded by 13 bps, while deposit spread has improved by 42 bps. Expenses Operating expenses (excluding integration... billion with the bulk (4.2 billion) related to EFSF bonds. The bank also noted it has additional ELA

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  6. Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will hold back on non-payroll costs, as it has done in previous months. Kathimerini newspaper... this month. Against this backdrop, it came as some surprise that the coalition has approved a payment... has received for some of his media appearances, this remains a solid showing. Tsipras is also

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  7. Higher revenues set to ease coalition's liquidity concerns
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    EconomyProgramme

    The Greek state has to imminently cover funding needs of around 1.2 billion euros this week in two key transactions, which are the most important for April’s obligations. The first relates... has publicly insisted the coalition has enough cash to cover April’s funding needs, amid market

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  8. Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , which has largely been able to hide behind a cloak of populist nationalism. The arrest of Golden... as their coalition partners. This makes for a potentially explosive political mix. Golden Dawn has...-influenced November 17 terrorist group, could be among those allowed to leave prison. This has angered

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  9. Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    care he is receiving in prison (over which Greece has been warned by the European Court of Human... side, which has not been convinced by the arguments Athens has put forward. Pearce is said to have

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  10. Moody's downgrades Greek bond rating, sees chances of accident rising

    Economy

    . The rating agency notes that there are indications that the process has taken a new sense... in a Greece defaulting on its marketable debt (including that held by the ECB) has risen. Low investor confidence has adversely deposits, which have fallen by around 32 billion euros since December

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