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Samaras future unclear as New Democracy enters period of introspection
PoliticsGreek Politicsconvincing. His critics will point out that the conservatives lost more than 100,000 votes compared to June 2012, while SYRIZA gained more than 600,000 supporters during the same period. Another point
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So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it was extending the existing programme. It is clear that this is a sticking point that will have... targets. The Greek finance minister made a point of saying that he wanted the Eurogroup
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
Agoraof international bond markets. At that point, Greece had two choices: To default or to seek a bailout... to be in the best interests of the eurozone as well as Greece. At that point, the management of the Greek
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Relief at Greek extension approval evident in Athens bourse, bond yields
Economystatements concluding that the list is sufficiently comprehensive and a valid starting point... also issued a positive statement extending the gains recorded up to that point. The General Index
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Sharp rise for Greek consumer confidence in Feb, economic sentiment also up
EconomyMacroeconomy, February’s figure is the second lowest reading since May 2014 and stands 6 point below the high of 104.2... indicator deteriorated by 2.9 point to -3.9, which indicates the lowest reading since May 2014
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Greek Q4 GDP QoQ drop revised to 0.4 pct, 2014 growth at 0.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypoint to a deceleration to 5.6 percent from an 8 percent anticipated for 2014. Imports The other... updated forecast released in mid January implies a downward revision by 1 percentage point since its
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The education of Alexis Tsipras
Agorapoint during his speech. Without a second though, Tsipras responded: “The time of all Greeks has come... verbose and erratic, Tsipras has been dogged but moderate. In his journey to this point, Tsipras has
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Greek unemployment rate ends 2014 at 26 pct, the first uptick since Sep 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyclimbed almost one percentage point (pp) month on month (MoM) to 26.8 percent in December from 25.9... Commission in early February, point to a decline of the unemployment rate from 26.6 percent in 2014 to 25
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Ahead of Eurogroup, Greece juggles funds to cover liquidity shortage
EconomyProgrammeDijsselbloem suggested that the proposals are a useful starting point but they would not be enough... the preliminary budget execution bulletin for February at some point this week.
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After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsit will implement them. It is not clear, though, if this is also creditors’ point of view and whether... to overcome its immediate liquidity problems. It is not clear how Greece will survive beyond this point
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