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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister’s office and the Defence Ministry agree that Ankara is aiming to keep up the tension
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Central Athens shop closures at six-year low, mixed picture in other commercial centres
EconomyFeaturesby 0.2 pp YoY. The city of Thessaloniki’s closure rate inched up to 26.3 percent from 26.1 percent
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Budget primary surplus at 2.32 bln in Mar, beating target by 1.22 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymonths of 2018 recorded a surplus of 408 million euros, up substantially against the balance
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Symbolism takes leading role in political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek politics has been dominated by symbolism over the last few days, particularly as Greek-Turkish relations have become more strained. The pressure on the coalition has been ramped up by a series of events including the death last week of pilot Giorgos Baltadoros after he flew a mission
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Industrial turnover grows by 3.1 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, while that in the domestic market edged up by 0.5 percent. The growth in the non-domestic market
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Debt, fiscal path still divide lenders ahead of Washington Group meeting
EconomyProgramme. The data in the Fiscal Monitor forecast the primary surplus for 2018 to reach 2.9 percent of GDP, up from
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Eurosystem funding drops by 1.45 bln in March as ELA reduction offsets ECB rise
EconomyMacroeconomy. The composition of Eurosystem funding for the month showed that ELA funding made up around 54.6 percent
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Elections and possible alliances on political agenda again
PoliticsGreek Politicsup on the fact that New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis praised the late PASOK stalwart
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Tsipras urges SYRIZA MPs to focus on ever-closer MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicson the fourth review, debt relief and the post-bailout framework with the lenders could be wrapped up
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Lenders still aiming for completion of fourth review in May
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s creditors do not appear to have given up on the hope of completing the fourth review next month even though dozens of prior actions have not been completed. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Tuesday, a senior eurozone official said that reaching a staff-level agreement (SLA) in May
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