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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution stands at 8 pct. The Communist Party (KKE) and Course of Freedom are tied at 7.5 pct... or be interested in a new party being launched by Tsipras, while 12 pct feel the same about
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsgreat financial pressure. Just 12 pct told the pollsters they get by comfortably. Almost two thirds... and entertainment and 16 pct on clothing. Most concerningly, 8 pct told the pollsters they have limited
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PM touts strong economy and housing measures but voters focus on everyday worries
PoliticsGreek Politicsin five saw no improvement. Just 8 pct said it was better and 22 pct said it was just as good. The majority say they are worried to varying degrees about making ends meet in 2026, with 12 pct saying
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Greece exceeds expectations with first return to bond markets after four years
Economy-Bill auction on April 8, which was 3.1 times oversubscribed. The international investor participation.... This meant there was a sharp yield decline of 1 percentage point in February and March, whereas the yield... to around 1 to 1.5 percent, which would translate into annual cost savings of around 200 million euros
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Piraeus Bank reports loss of 247 mln for Q1
EconomyBankingpoints QoQ to 109 percent. Eurosystem funding narrowed by 8 billion within Q1 and by a further 1 billion... Core Tier 1 (CET1) stood at 14.4 percent. Taking into account the negative impact from
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Greek time deposit rate down to 1.88 pct in November, lowest since euro entry
EconomyMacroeconomy) or slightly eased (by 8 bps to 5.22 percent for amounts between 250,000 and 1 million euros... in the business loan rates was again evident in corporate loans with fixed maturity for amounts above 1 million
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The government decisions that could shape the future of Greek banks
Economy. HFSF currently holds: 1) a minority stake in Eurobank (35.41 percent) and 2) a majority stake... place in Eurobank on February 1, when Nick Karamouzis was named new non-executive chairman... told Reuters on February 8 that “he and the banks’ chairman George Zanias plan to step down in the next
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A breakdown of the fiscal and structural reforms Greece hopes will unlock funding
EconomyProgrammefiscal impact of around 1 billion. Privatisations We believe the Finance Ministry has revised... to submit eight bills introducing structural reforms in the following areas: 1) Strengthening the autonomy... system to speed up the dispensation of justice. 8) Improving the credibility and institutional
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Deposit rates stable, avg loan rate below 5 pct for first time since 2002
EconomyMacroeconomyThe interest rate on households’ new time deposits marginally increased by 1 basis point (bp... percent in the interest rate on loans with fixed maturity for amounts above 1 million euros. The rate... rate further fell by 8 bps in February to 2.36 percent, which is the lowest reading since 2002
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IMF sees Greek growth at 2.5 pct in 2015, debt at 172.7 pct of GDP
Economyunemployment rate by 1 percentage point to 24.8 percent in 2015, with the jobless rate expected to fall... by around 8–10 pp each year, ending at 124.2 percent in 2020. Although the Finance Ministry recently.... The IMF revised upward its estimates on the overall fiscal balance by more than 1 pp for 2015 and 2016
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