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  1. Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
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    Agora

    is trying to create of hard negotiations with lenders, which for many Greek voters was a key factor... a key role in stymieing the efforts to finalise the review. Seeing these attempts failing, Samaras

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  2. Prior actions completed, coalition now faces up to first review and contentious reforms
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of measures that have to be adopted. The two key reforms that have to be agreed in the coming weeks... their protests in January. Apart from these two key issues, the fiscal gap for 2016 is also likely... protested en masse in Athens against these proposals, leading the government into the uncomfortable position

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  3. NBG boosts capital base by selling total stake in Finansbank
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    EconomyBanking

    , which was acquired back in 2006. At that time, size and expansion were the key targets for Greek banks. Since the beginning of the Greek crisis, capital and liquidity became the key focus areas, while

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  4. Coalition wants to push own bills through as well as negotiate with lenders

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The focus of the Greek government’s negotiations with its lenders is expected to move quickly to the three key issues that need to be resolved in view of the upcoming first review but the coalition... technical capacity and that key ministries such as Finance and Economy will also be busy with the bailout

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  5. The agenda of the first programme review shapes up with thorny issues
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    EconomyProgramme

    the government’s objective is the review conclusion no later than the end of February. Among the key... to favour increases in social security contributions (SSC) as the key alternative to pension cuts

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  6. Coalition poised to unveil pension reform proposals, hoping to avoid cuts
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    EconomyProgramme

    The Greek government appears to have finalised its proposals on pension reform and is set to submit them to the institutions ahead of the start of the first programme review in mid-January. The key... interventions. The key measures that have already been implemented involve an increase in pensioners

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  7. Gov't hits back as pension reform row heats up
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    EconomyProgramme

    The government has hit back in the public relations battle over its proposed pension reforms by trying to rebut criticism from New Democracy point-by-point. After verbal rebuttals by key government... by critics, highlighting how sensitive an issue pension reform is. These are the key points

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  8. S&P upgrades Greece’s rating by one notch, sees compromise on pension reform by March

    Economy

    growth of 3 percent per annum in 2017-19. For 2016 in particular, the key drags to GDP involve: 1) Banks... percent of GDP in 2016 slightly below the fiscal target of 0.5 percent. The key risk for 2016 relates

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  9. Parliament's budget office stresses need for reform, protecting growth prospects

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The need for adjustment to return to growth and the importance of implementing are among the key highlights of the quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). The third memorandum... stresses that the MoU implementation, including several possible improvements, is key going forward

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  10. Coalition opens up new political front with tender for TV licenses

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    over the TV licenses feeds into a number of key issues in the Greek political agenda. The first... to gain control over positions that are key to it being able to remain in power. SYRIZA has also

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