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Pause in review talks, leaving most difficult issues to be tackled
EconomyProgrammeThe latest round of negotiations between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs in Athens, which began on February 28, concluded on Thursday. The European institutions issued... crucial for the Greek banks to meet their NPL reduction targets. The second involves the elimination
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Stocks dip by 0.2 pct, lack of trading activity continues
EconomyThe Greek equity market traded in a relatively narrow range this week, when it slipped by 0.2 percent this week after a slight rebound of 0.7 percent in the previous week, amid light trading volumes... closed at 648.59 on Friday. Over the past two weeks, Greek shares have recorded modest gains of 0.5
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Sceptical mood in SYRIZA, pending agreement with creditors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government swiftly dismissed unsubstantiated rumours on Thursday morning about Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras preparing to call snap elections but it is clear that as long... will be distributed and how much of that can be absorbed by the counter-measures proposed by the Greek
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Stocks edge down 0.6 pct as review talks continue
EconomyThe Greek stock market edged down 0.6 percent this week with quite meagre trading activity largely due to the lack of meaningful progress in negotiations between Greece and its lenders. Τhe Athens... of its losses in the next two session, landing at 644.77 on Friday. Since the end of February, Greek
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Stocks climb 4.8 pct on increased optimism about deal with institutions
EconomyThe Greek stock market rebounded strongly this week, shooting up by 4.8 percent for the first rise after three weeks amid increased optimism that a technical agreement between the government... reached a year high on Thursday, although it edged down to 666.06 on Friday. Overall, Greek shares
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Stocks finish week on high after progress at Eurogroup
EconomyThe Greek equity market jumped 2.3 percent this week, mainly led by Friday’s gains of 1.5 percent, in the wake of the outline deal clinched at the Eurogroup and the decision taken for a return... weeks, Greek shares have rebounded 7.1 percent extending year to date gains to 5.8 percent. Bank stocks
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Racist attacks fell in 2016, report by monitoring body indicates
Societyand women. In the vast majority of cases, the perpetrators were Greek citizens, the victims said. While... is coordinated by the UN Refugee Agency and the Greek National Commission for Human Rights.
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Another increase for stocks, which edge up 0.4 pct during week
EconomyThe Greek stock market edged up for the third straight week, rising by 0.4 percent but with soft trading volumes following a stronger rise of 2.3 percent last week as investors remain cautiously... market in the last three weeks resulted in cumulative gains of 7.5 percent for Greek stocks over
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing the Easter break, the Greek government’s attention will be on two main issues: Completing the review so a “global deal” can be concluded before the end of May and trying to shift the focus... SYRIZA’s narrative about the government cleaning up corruption in Greek politics. Before Easter
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the programme in the summer of 2018, reports suggest that the Greek government is expecting.... The IMF’s report did provide the Greek government with some encouraging news on the fiscal front
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