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Tsipras bid to focus campaign on corruption issue runs into trouble
PoliticsGreek Politics. The case has already been seized upon by the opposition parties, which are pointing to it as proof... not yet renewed their support. He has been a standard bearer for the fight against corruption in this campaign and SYRIZA main campaign theme has been sweeping away the old system. The blow may
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Latest polls add to uncertainty ahead of Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unpredictability of Sunday’s elections has been underlined by the latest opinion polls... that the debate has had little impact on the election race is also supported by the poll indicating... the result. Tsipras has stepped up his attacks on New Democracy but the speculation surrounding his close
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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsabandoned and Tsipras reached out to Kammenos. The renewal of their alliance has certain advantages... potentially complex talks with parties he has not worked with before, also cutting down on the time... Evangelos Meimarakis. His decision to run a relaxed campaign that stressed the need for unity has
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Ambitious privatisation targets will test government's resolve
Economytargets ahead for the coalition. The government has committed for total privatisation proceeds of 6.4... the privatisation that has stalled in the first half of the year, the government has pledged to adopt
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Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment
Economy. These mainly relate to pending pensions, i.e. applications for pensions for which the process has been... in contributions has been entered into the installment scheme, resulting in revenue collection of 300 million..., though, that SSFs owe to EOPPY a total of 1.77 billion euros that has accumulated between 2012 until
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Greek stocks up by 1.3 pct this week on banks’ 12.4 pct rebound
Economythe 700-point mark, as it has done since August 11, landing at 685.95 points on Friday. Since the bourse reopened after the imposition of capital controls, it has recorded losses of 14 percent. Banks... the beginning of August, trading activity has nosedived by around 70 percent amid lack of foreign
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammethat the view of the Commission and the other institutions is that the protection has to be focused...-performing loans (NPLs), whereas the government aims to protect 72.4 percent of them. The government has... Greece has to implement to qualify for the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 2 billion.
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SYRIZA tries to contain impact of ex-minister's grave allegations
PoliticsGreek Politics. The coalition has so far played down the serious claims, attempting to cast doubt on them... political secretariat that appears to have been implicated in the allegations – Panos Lambrou – has... Tsipras some respite from an issue that touches a raw nerve within SYRIZA, which has repeatedly
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Coalition hopes for respite from ex-minister's claims as probes launched
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the claims on Friday. Supreme Court prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani has ordered a probe into claims... of the allegations and the prime minister’s office has not responded directly to the claim that Tsipras... government policy. SYRIZA has tried over the last years to shrug off persistent accusations from its
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NBG strengthens capital at deep discount, falls short of initial target
Agora. The bank said it has raised a total of 1.17 billion euros so far, including the outcome... under the baseline and at 4.48 billion under the adverse stress test scenario. Summing up, NBG has... stands at 1.13 billion euros and is the highest among the four systemic Greek banks. Its stock has
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