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Newsletter 138
as a way of encouraging banks to grant new loans at lower rates, thus minimising the credit risk... Breaking down the numbers, retail sales not in stores led the way with a 23.1 percent rise. Retail sales..., retail sales not in stores led the way with a 23.1 percent rise, followed by books, stationery
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Eurogroup sees review conclusion in sight, warns over property auctions
EconomyProgramme, the institutions see this as one possible way out of the impasse, which would allow the e-auctions to begin... a staff-level agreement that will pave the way for the third review to be concluded. It appears that one of the pending matters is on the way to being settled as there have been reports of an agreement
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Gennimata handed task of transforming PASOK into broader centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicspresence due to its nationwide structure going back decades but Gennimata will have to find a way... to find a way to involve centrist To Potami, whose leader Stavros Theodorakis came fourth in the first... no indication of the PASOK leader leaning one way or another. The subject is likely to dominate
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Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe measure even though they felt that the handouts are just a way for the government to appease voters..., nor has it benefited New Democracy in any way. In fact, for the second month running, the monthly... in some way as 56 percent of those questioned said it should represent the centre-left independently
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Budget passed but coalition handouts draw attention
PoliticsGreek Politicsas falling bond yields as a sign that Greece is on the way to making a convincing exit from its third... to the way that the benefits have been crafted, particularly that there are no provisions for means... Programme, the statement added. This package of measures is seen as a way for the government to smooth over
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe way towards the scheduled programme exit next summer. Having already seen a slight uptick... is imminent. The government’s anxiety about this issue was also evident in the curt way it responded last... the potential to trip up Tsipras, there is still a long way to go in the negotiations with the new
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agorabut the parochialism and short-sightedness of its politicians got in the way. Getting the current review out of the way means there is just one more inspection ahead. Although it is set to involve more... riddled with problems. It is a vital aspect of the way the country operates, feeding into so many
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Conclusion of third review closer as extensive bill tabled by coalition
EconomyProgrammeof the third review on January 22, paving the way for the next loan tranche to be released... unpaid taxes. The omnibus bill also introduces a change to the way that strikes are called by first-level... the way for the completion of the Compliance Report by the institutions, which is necessary
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot come any way near matching the 1 million people estimated to have protested over the same issue... that the only way the government can fall is if it loses a confidence vote, meaning that the difference... that it would “find us in their way” if it agrees to Skopje using the term. Speaking on Monday
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Name and shame
Agora. Organisers put the number much higher, as is usually the case with such demonstrations. Either way... protests in previous years, for instance, were not viewed in the same way by this group) and turning... this issue, he has to force Kammenos out of his foxhole so that he catches the flack in the same way
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