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WEF report highlights weakness of Greek institutions and challenges of recovery
Economyplaces since 2008. Looking at the different pillars of competitiveness, Greece has gained 12 places... efficiency (129th), while financial market ranking (130th) has not yet recovered. The latter is mainly
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PASOK marks 40th anniversary by baring its split personality
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut there appears to be little mood within the party to celebrate the occasion. It has been clear.... However, it was the reception that the two rivals received on Monday that has renewed the discussion
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Finance Ministry challenges SYRIZA's plans for economy, ups cost
Economy, this would result in a debt burden of 10 billion euros. A prominent SYRIZA MP Giorgos Stathakis has... NPL portfolio. However, the Bank of Greece has not provided specific figures for SME NPLs, which
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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
Agora2004) has come close to being at the end of the government’s full term in office. Then, Greece went... until Parliament has to elect a new president of the republic next February/March. Theoretically
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Troika leaves with key issues pending and clock ticking for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the labour market have not been discussed at all. The government has drawn so called “red lines.... The conclusion of the review and the start of debt relief talks (the eurozone has said the second
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Deflation rises again in Greece: CPI down by 0.8 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomy(-1.3 percent). The headline figure turned negative for the first time in March 2013 and Greece has... posted in 2013, for the first time in more than 45 years. A slight inflation of 0.3 percent has been
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Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe debate on the government’s behalf on Wednesday. This immediately riled SYRIZA as Voridis has... Transport Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, with whom he has had previous clashes. The government
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Samaras blames SYRIZA for market jitters but his main strategy is at risk
PoliticsGreek Politicswill lead to relations with the eurozone souring and investors losing all confidence. SYRIZA has been giving... an early bailout exit) has been seriously undermined by the markets' dwindling confidence. With yields
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Greece changes banks' DTA conversion law to secure ECB/EBA approval
Economy, while the proposed model is in line with that of Portugal, which the European Central Bank has... (annual) profit loss. For example, if a bank has a capital of 10 billion, of which DTC is 2 billion (20
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Greek coalition stands by early bailout exit plans despite fresh blows on bond, stock markets
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe task of putting a brave face on what has been a disturbing week for the government and its hopes of exiting the troika bailout early fell to Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis on Thursday...." This indicates that the market reaction has not yet deterred the Greek government from pursuing its goal
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