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PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
PoliticsGreek Politicstelephone call with the President-elect on Monday. According to official sources, the Greek PM stressed... at a conference in Athens shortly after his phone call with Trump, Mitsotakis spoke briefly about
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New Democracy aiming to regain lost ground and keep rivals contained in 2025
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong wake-up call to the administration. The party’s target for the coming year is to nudge up its... is the call for consensus, which the PM initiated by inviting Androulakis to meet following his re-election
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Conclusion of presidential vote hands Mitsotakis victory amid ongoing controversies
PoliticsGreek Politicsshouted “no to the cover-up” during the roll call. PASOK and SYRIZA each voted for their respective... to the polarisation, leading some of the parties of the left and some of the victims’ relatives to call for his
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Tsipras takes stage for launch of book and would-be political manifesto
PoliticsGreek Politics. Central to his message was the call for a “new metapolitefsi” — a fresh democratic transition... call for a re‑founding of the progressive camp was less about unity and more about personal ambition
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Banks’ EFSF bonds QE eligible but with little impact on liquidity
Economyin the programme. The bulk of banks’ EFSF bond holding were used until now as collateral for ECB funding... for the participation of Greek banks’ EFSF bond holdings in ECB quantitative easing (QE) in the context of its Public... shows Piraeus has the largest EFSF bond holdings of 14.26 billion euros at the end of 2015, followed
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agora. It is, however, also true that holding so much cash is inefficient and costly, because cash assets... that both the Greek and the euro area governments tend to increase their liquidity holdings in times of stress (proxied in the balance sheet by “currency” holdings). Around 2010 and 2020, governments
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HFSF sets out bank divestment strategy, marking final chapter in turbulent story
EconomyBankingwith the holding at Alpha trimmed to 66.2 pct, in Eurobank to 35.4 pct, in NBG to 57.2 pct and in Piraeus... than 5 pct ownership, with the overarching objective of securing a premium of the holdings..., essentially the current holdings that are up for divestment. Greek banks have experienced a rather
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HELPE privatisation moves closer as ROSCO sale is completed
EconomyProgrammeand Dutch company Vitol Holding to progress to the next round. The companies which did not meet the necessary criteria were Alrai Group Holdings Limited, a consortium composed of the companies Carbon... percent of HELPE shares and Paneuropean Oil and Industrial Holdings hold 45.5 percent. The remaining
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Value of HFSF's shareholdings in core Greek banks sinks to 18.5 bln
EconomyBanking, which is lowest holding in the core banks. National Bank From 84.38 percent to 57.24 percent... (unrealized capital gains) of 1.43 billion from bank holdings and warrants. In particular
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Value of HFSF participation in Greek banks falls to 17 billion
EconomyBankingfell from 95.2 percent to 35.4 percent, which is currently the recap fund’s lowest holding in the four... capital loss) of 3.5 billion stemming from its bank holdings and warrants. The outcome for the 6-month
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