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Opinion polls sound warning for SYRIZA ahead of party congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsto rally SYRIZA members before the congress. A simpler explanation could be that Public Issue has... that this is the highest figure Public Issue has seen during the Greek crisis and flagged this up as an important trend... of respondents in the same poll do not believe that New Democracy has more to offer than the current
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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been given a reminder by his party that he will not have it all... the liberalisation of the energy market that has been agreed with the lenders. The stance of the 53... licencing procedure, which he took it upon himself to oversee, has weakened his position and triggered
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence markedly improve in October
EconomyMacroeconomyin October, which is the highest reading since March 2015, while has recorded gains of 6.2 points... the beginning of the year, it has soared by 17.9 points. The industry confidence rebounded by 1.5 points... months, the retail trade indicator has posted the most notable rise of 26 points followed by the services
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Coalition puts on fresh face but poll sees support draining away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has over SYRIZA widening. It placed the conservatives on 30 percent and the leftists... between the two leading parties has broadened by another 2.5 percentage points (1.5-point rise... popular, according to the poll, with 31.5 percent. The survey suggests that there has been little
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Obama puts emphasis on issues deemed vital by Greece in Athens visit
PoliticsForeign Policywhat the Greek government has been arguing for in its negotiations with the institutions. In the news..., for which it has attracted criticism as well as praise from the European Union. “I want to also... geopolitical importance, which is a factor that the European Union has often not attached great importance
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Eurobank records net profits of 85 mln in Q3, updates on NPE reduction targets
EconomyBankingthe last two quarters, the headcount has been cut by around 1,000 to 15,935 employees, while the network has been reduced by 75 to 840 branches. Impairment losses declined by 14.1 percent QoQ to 191... until November 9. Since the end of June to date, ELA funding has been reduced by 2.7 billion to 13.1
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Liquidity and NPL resolution feature prominently in draft deal between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammesummary report on the developments regarding Greek banks’ NPL strategies and targets. BoG has... workout. According to the draft sMoU, an agreement has been reached allowing for both large and small... debt to be excluded from any haircut. The draft sMoU also notes that the government has to amend
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Turnover in services sector improves in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomy) and telecommunications (+1.1 percent). Since 2001, the most notable nosedive has been recorded in advertising..., employment activities and other administrative and office support, the turnover has soared by 69.8... and accounting services has also surged by 49.1 percent over this period. The latest services confidence
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Dispute over handouts drags on, allowing tension with creditors to rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the process and the coalition’s concerns about settling the dispute that has been triggered... and Schaeuble are leading Greece towards a dead-end.” To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis has also suggested... of next month as the government has identified the Eurogroup on January 26 as a watershed
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Govt hopes for Feb review deal but opposition readies in case of snap polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere are increasing indications from government sources that Athens has accepted it is unlikely... the government, which has suffered a steady erosion since being re-elected in September 2015 as a result of the measures it has adopted and its double-speak. A poll by Kapa Research published in To Vima
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