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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agorato international bond markets. The proverbial market confidence element is key here. 2. Any private sector... funds become the primary buyers of a new five-year bond. 3. One of the primary objectives
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A closer look at Greece's 2013 budget primary surplus of 603 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy, these figures include the SMP and ANFA income of 2 billion, which is not incorporated in Greece’s 2013 fiscal targets under its Economic Adjustment Program. Revenues excluding tax refunds fell 3
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Greek Q4 GDP down 2.6 pct, shrinks 3.7 pct in 2013 - better than troika estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek non-seasonally-adjusted GDP contracted 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, further decelerating from the 3 percent drop posted in the third quarter, according to flash estimates..., point to a marginal drop of 0.2 percent in exports for 2013, reversing the slightly positive trend (2
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Drop in CPI eased in Feb but Greece still firmly in deflation territory
EconomyMacroeconomysectors that displayed a rise in prices in February at 2 and 1.7 percent respectively. In contrast... where prices eased by around 3 percent. The latter mainly reflects the reduction of the respective VAT
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Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
Societynot reversed the 5-year-long decline in employment levels.” 2) The rise in unemployment At 49 percent... where nobody works.” 3) The lack of effective social policies The social protection system in Greece
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Greece poised to build on investor sentiment with return to bond markets
Economy(<2 percent), the government aims to benefit from the positive market sentiment ahead of crucial local and European Parliament elections in May. A bond issue coupled with drawing on about 3 billion
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Greece's primary surplus: Much ado about nothing?
AgoraELSTAT tables show in more detail the headline numbers Eurostat published on Wednesday: Table 2 shows the evolution of the reported numbers, while the last column of Table 3 traces the underlying fiscal
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Greek Parliament's budget office questions primary surplus sustainability
EconomyMacroeconomyinclude: 1) tourism, alternative sources of tourism, agricultural and fishing tourism, 2) education and human resources, 3) alternative energy sources, 4) hydrocarbons, 5) maritime, 6) organic crops
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Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, this remains a tall order. 2. New Democracy slips up The tactics chosen by New Democracy... the next few days. 3. PASOK in the unknown It is virtually impossible to draw any convincing
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Greece's C/A deficit for March drops sharply to 44.4 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyof 2.7 billion recorded in February was reversed to a net inflow of 3 billion in March bringing.... It forecasts a C/A surplus of about 2 percent of GDP in 2014. The key risks to its short-term
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