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  1. Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
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    Agora

    of the country’s credit rating was premature and not yet based on fundamentals. The Greek authorities.... It is not yet time for the cry of “mission accomplished.” Of huge importance for the country’s

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  2. Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
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    Agora

    crucial vote, To Potami’s ideas remain vague. Its policies are not clear and it has yet to decide which grouping its MEPs will join in the European Parliament. At the same time, Theodorakis has yet

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  3. Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating to B with stable outlook

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    As previously rumoured, Fitch upgraded on Friday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ with a stable outlook, yet still remaining in the non-investment grade. This is the first Greek... to 1.4 percent in 2014. On sovereign liquidity, Fitch notes that the near-term risk has fallen, yet

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  4. Greek credit contracts again in April but at slightly lower rate of 3.7 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    stood at 0.8 percent, yet monthly flow remained at extremely low levels showing net deductions of 5... flow coupled with banks’ ongoing deleveraging. Although the BoG has not yet released the year-end

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  5. Greek May CPI falls 2 pct in one of biggest drops for more than a year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (down 3.9 percent). Smaller movements, yet above the headline figure, were also posted in food... to a second deflationary year in 2014, yet at slightly lower to 2013 levels. Marginal inflation

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  6. Lower expenditure helps Greece post 707 mln primary budget surplus in first half of 2014
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    Economy

    . Tax refunds dropped month on month, yet the 6-month figure jumped 160 percent to 1.56 billion, 6.6... 5.5 percent in June, yet the 6-month dropped 6.3 percent to 20.06 billion, outperforming target

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  7. Parliament's budget office sees Greek recovery finely poised

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , including bank stress tests, unpaid taxes, lack of structural reforms and stagnant exports could yet... that the unemployment rate has started showing a downward, yet weak, trend. Nevertheless

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  8. Greek PMI falls again in July, dropping to 48.7 points

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    which was the most marked over the past 3 years, yet only modest overall. Although the rate of decline... demand led to a reduction in staffing numbers for the second straight month, yet at a slower to June

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  9. The IMF crisis and how to solve it
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    Agora

    . But then again... The IMF’s rejection of its own staff’s mild criticism is arguably the bigger and yet under... Rato, and DSK has suffered some degree of tarnished reputation since their appointments. Yet

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  10. State budget primary surplus widens to 2.28 bln at end of July after rise in revenues

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    income of 1.5 billion, which was recorded in the budget execution, yet excluded from the fiscal targets... at 320 million, yet 52 million below target. PIB revenues amounted to 316 million in July, down

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