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  1. Eurogroup leaves Greece in limbo, with liquidity drying up
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    before other areas on which there is broad agreement can be considered done and dusted. The brevity... with the cash to pay its creditors as well as salaries and pensions. Athens revealed on Tuesday... to be completed before talks can move on to the next package. However, it is worth keeping in mind

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  2. Greece sees deal by June 5 but size of gaps tells different story
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    The Greek government remains optimistic that it can reach a deal with lenders by June 5, when... to the IMF, which total around 1.5 billion euros. If Athens were able to do this, and pay the Fund... with a take-it-or-leave-it offer. The question will then be whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can convince

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  3. Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016

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    Tsipras himself, that Greece would pay pensions and salaries rather than the IMF if it was forced... “vultures.” What seems like a straightforward cash management exercise in the first quarter can quickly... away. *You can follow Yiannis on Twitter: @YiannisMouzakis Yiannis Mouzakis

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  4. Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2

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    Because of these two reasons, the country is forced to pay heavy costs and the potential success... hazard rears its head because making creditors whole creates the impression that you can lend... of course in the Greek programme. *You can follow Yiannis on Twitter: @YiannisMouzakis Yiannis Mouzakis

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  5. Coalition hopes to ride out pension and tax dispute with farmers

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    is hopeful talks with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can be arranged in the coming days. The government has... excise tax. Under the government’s pension proposals, farmers would also have to pay higher social... they return to tending to their crops. This places a natural stop to the time they can spend blocking

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  6. What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
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    pay, and does not trust the projected fiscal results of a series of supplementary tax measures.... Given that Germany does not seem willing to proceed without the IMF, which means there can... in subscriptions is available here. You can follow Nick on Twitter: @NickMalkoutzis Nick Malkoutzis

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  7. Amid risk of 2015 re-run, Greece searching for deal with lenders
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    of last summer’s tension. While there remains a long way to go before Greece and its lenders can..., particularly with respect to supplementary retirement pay, and that a proposal by the Greek side to raise... Schulz, can be seen as a last-ditch attempt to generate some political momentum for a deal, with key

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  8. After Article IV consultations IMF says challenges remain, substantial debt relief is needed
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    taxpayers who can but do not pay. On the issue of mounting non-performing loan (NPL) stock, IMF... cuts can be implemented by unfreezing current pensions and applying the new benefit formula, the IMF

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  9. Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
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    compromise can be found, how long this could take and whether at some point the option of snap... negotiations and hoping that a solution to the review impasse can be found, possibly in the form... Germany in the wake of Tsipras pledging to pay out 617 million euros to 1.6 million pensioners.

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  10. Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
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    , Tsipras has not yet reached the point where he can sign up to an agreement that would be accepted by his.... Tsipras made it clear on Friday that his government feels this is an issue that is beyond the pay... and middle-income earners, not just business and the more well-off. If the Greek premier can argue

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