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Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?
Agoranot be enough to bridge the gap between all the parties. Velculescu also expresses concerns about... that it was not clear how all the pieces could come together to produce something conclusive both in terms of the review and the DSA, allowing the IMF to tick all its boxes. This prompts Thomsen to make the most
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Greek stocks slip 1.7 pct during week with subdued volumes
EconomyThe Greek stock market fell 1.7 percent this week, with subdued volumes in almost all sessions... to a Finance Ministry non-paper, all sides are aiming to reach an agreement by the end of the month... (-6.7 percent) and Alpha (-6.3 percent). The trading activity remained subdued in almost all sessions
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
to travel to Washington for the IMF spring meetings. Although progress was made in all areas, most issues... differences with last year. All the indications from the institutions involved in the talks... time, the ECB, as the single supervisory authority, is observing the capital requirements of all
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Gov't unveils bill to overhaul pension system, increase income tax revenues
EconomyProgrammeintroduces is that all main pension funds will be consolidated into the new Unified Social Security.... In contrast, all existing main pensions will be protected. Personal income tax A new unified personal... Gaming Revenues (GGR) for all gambling companies is set at 35 percent. This rate was previously at 30
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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek Politicsas an effort to convince the domestic audience that the government is pulling out all the stops... Michel Sapin all gave the impression that there is still a decent chance of a compromise over... suggests that there is a genuine effort being made to reach a compromise that will satisfy all sides
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Negotiations between Greece and lenders: state of play ahead of Eurogroup meeting
EconomyProgrammefrom sales until the end of 2017 the primary-residence backed mortgages across all lending segments... that mortgages with higher property value as well as all other types of NPLs, that are currently.... The aim is to give Greek banks all possible tools available to reduce the high level of NPLs
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HFSF presents action plan on large corporate loan restructuring, says NPEs reached 103 bln in 2015
EconomyBankingof a coordination framework and lack of common approach by all involved parties (individuals, state... all segments of Greek economy, the study identified 5 sectors, namely tourism, food/beverages, health/medicines, fish farming and transport, with strong features in terms of production, exports and all
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Newsletter 74 - 20/05/2016
, which will discuss all issues related to the programme review, including the contingency mechanism... to vote against almost all of the omnibus bill’s provisions. This suggests that New Democracy wants... approach was a combination of imposing a moratorium on repossessions (which all governments have
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsall of his 153 MPs support the legislation despite it containing another 1 percent of GDP in tax... and the sale of non-performing loans, all of which would have been anathema to SYRIZA... finance ministers for the meeting and to assess whether Greece has ticked all the necessary boxes
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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
Agoranot lose too much face. Here’s what it means for the key players. Greece First of all, the outcome... it published on Monday, the IMF includes an in-depth analysis of all the structural and institutional factors.... It is not the first time over the last six years that a Eurogroup has ended with all parties proclaiming Greece
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