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On the Greek crisis and German imbalances
Agora. This economic understanding is also crucial in order for German-led eurozone to come to a mutually... is an economy that imports a lot of what it needs in order to produce its exports or even for services... foreseeably have all the support it could possibly hope for from mainstream economic thought and most level
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
any ethical boundaries for his own government If Tsipras is not able to get his own house in order... Karamanlis and George Papandreou, all promised something similar. Why can’t we say that the gamble paid.... If this is the message coming from the top, if Tsipras is not able to get his own house in order
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
, with all big issues still open particularly those related to pension reform. This was clarified... measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one... that revealed “further measures will be needed in 2016 and 2017 in order to reach the programme’s
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In grip of protests, coalition searches for ways to lift mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat have been worst hit by the crisis. Among these are free public healthcare for all, including... with. TV licenses Another of SYRIZA’s election pledges is to attempt to restore some order to the way... be the one deciding the number of permits available and could seek to limit the total in order to keep out
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyof work do straight away in order to set up the process by which refugees will be registered, have... to the plan’s design, all this has to happen over just a few days, whereas asylum appeals in Greece alone... will be provided by the EU, will be needed in order to put the scheme into operation. The EU has also appointed
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Club Med in Washington
Agorain the sector. On numerous occasions they have had to contribute to government-led interventions in order... sharing the burden of a capital increase in order to finance the bailout of the regional Banca Populare di..., is observing the capital requirements of all participating banks. The Achilles heel of Italian banks
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammeand agreed by all participants but added that medium- and long-term measures would only be finalised in 2018.... In order to ensure compliance with the fiscal targets in a sustainable manner after the completion... threshold, further pension cuts and public sector reform in order to put Greece on the path towards
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoralenders on Friday in order to conclude the programme review would involve Athens adopting roughly 2... from a cut to spending on existing pensions. This is a tall order for the Greek coalition. Even if one... to the conclusion of the review. There are hard choices to be made all around. Nick Malkoutzis
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Athens cautious after Skopje suggests concession on name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyproposals regarding its provisional name in order to overcome its name dispute with Greece and become a NATO... to discuss changes in FYROM’s constitutional name in order "to unlock Greek opposition to his country’s NATO... to be applied in all cases (erga omnes). It will be difficult, though, for both governments to achieve
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Foreign investors positive on Greece but ease of doing business remains low
EconomyFeaturessaid: "We needed to obtain some 200 permits and approvals in order for works at the airports to start. In Lima we needed no permits at all, while in St Petersburg we had to get just two licenses... was cited as the leading element that should be improved in order to attract foreign direct investment
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