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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsapparently settled at 2.9 billion, which is well above the 2014 budget estimate of 812 million and even... a sovereign bond before the local and European Parliament elections in May. In the absence... the European Parliament elections on May 25.
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have to pay sanctions of around 310 million dollars, of which 85 million dollars relates to bribery... secret recording being released, this time of former State Minister Nikos Pappas, Tsipras’s right-hand
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Lenders put together proposal that may leave Tsipras struggling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras portraying this as a concession wrestled from the hands of the country’s lenders. Greece may... and parliamentary spokesman Nikos Fylis) insisted on Tuesday that the government would not accept a deal that it cannot be considered a fair compromise with lenders. Skourletis suggested that elections may have
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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign Policyin Thessaloniki recently may provide a springboard for an improvement in relations that have been severely... (FYROM) to exchange views on the common problems they face. While the atmosphere may have been tinged... the invitation issued by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Whether the gathering was enough to lead
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Tsipras in tight spot over debt deal but QE access may hold key to compromise
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposed at the May 22 Eurogroup, with access to the European Central Bank’s QE scheme perhaps holding... to consider Greek bonds as eligible. There have been reports over the past few days that Stournaras may take...” on June 15. Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas insisted in an interview with Real News on Sunday
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PM targets elections in May as polls show outcome is finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politics, the first of potentially two votes, will be held before the end of May. There had been intense speculation that Mitsotakis would opt for May 21, but some rumours suggested that he might want to wait... that he has reached out twice to PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis for a meeting but the opposition
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Greece's primary surplus: Much ado about nothing?
Agoraon Greece in May and July 2013. Therefore, it had been established that the EAP definition... percent of GDP) excl banks’ support cost under ESA95 rules. This was trimmed to 812 million (0.4 percent
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
to 3 percentage points was considered manageable for Samaras but a bigger loss may prompt rivals... week and navigate its first difficult weeks. Samaras may convince the discontents within his party.... Kathimerini daily noted that extraordinary T-Bill issues of 1.5–2 billion may be required to cover
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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
Agorastill await legal and administrative clarification in their respective countries. But what is known so.... But how many individuals were in fact returned to Greece? You may guess the number: zero! Thus... political compromise (as controversial as it may appear). Furthermore, it illustrated the special
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How does ECB's decision on Greek banks' T-Bill exposure affect state liquidity?
Economybillion euros on the amount of T-Bills Greek banks may use as collateral for ELA (and previously for ECB... bonds), which for legal purposes was received by the HFSF as a fee. In addition, the state may also utilise 310 million euros (90 percent of HFSF cash reserves of 345 million) through an amendment
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