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  1. Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025

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    of respondents view it as a unifying nomination, while 39 pct see it as one that divides Greeks. Another... survived the collision only to die in a conflagration which followed it. The suggestion that one... average of 21.3 pct. Housing cost overburden rose to 28.5 pct, one of the highest in the EU, and unmet

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  2. Greece's labour market is austerity's biggest casualty

    Agora

    time as the 20th economy in the G20 experiences a depression similar to the one Greece has gone... is full of references to jobs but no one, the government included, has presented a comprehensive... by the crisis or businesses that simply do not exist anymore. When one looks deeper into the latest

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  3. The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
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    Agora

    Treasury successfully exchanged two bonds maturing in 2014 and one in 2015, totalling 6.6 billion... at market entry on the Portuguese side appears well chosen for two rather obvious reasons. On the one... a financial assistance package with compliance measures and policy conditionality. Instead, one option

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  4. Greece’s return to capital markets: Why not try a diaspora bond first?
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    Agora

    such a strategy is further articulated by two additional characteristics. For one, the pronouncements... underperform. If we take the arguments in favour of a bond market return at face value for a moment one... this method to raise nearly 30 billion US dollars. The maturities vary from one to 20 years

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  5. Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
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    Agora

    , it was unprecedented for such a young candidate, especially one representing a left-wing party, to gain... this as a yardstick to measure the party’s progress, one can only conclude that SYRIZA has made big strides... when this split occurred. It has made bosom buddies of one-time rivals New Democracy and PASOK, while

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  6. A factional story: When disunity came to visit New Democracy
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    Agora

    : A lack of unity. Indeed, one of SYRIZA’s biggest weaknesses is that the party finds it difficult... Alexis Tsipras will say one thing one day only for a member of his party to express a completely different opinion the next. Also, Tsipras may speak one way to a non-SYRIZA audience and then change his

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  7. What are Greek coalition's plans for privatisation programme?
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    Economy

    One the first and most important issues brought to the forefront by the new government... sector was one of the key objectives of future structural reforms incorporated in the current MoU. The legislation for the small PPC was one of the prior actions for the disbursement of EFSF tranches

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  8. Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece
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    Society

    expenditure has been one of the many areas that have seen significant cuts. Dedicated funding... of individuals with at least one common mental disorder received treatment. In addition, only half..., with Greece being one of nine countries in the index without assertive community treatment teams

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  9. Spain is not Greece: Part two
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    Agora

    or, in the most pessimistic scenario, as the third one, neck-and-neck with the PP and the Socialists. Within one... in the country’s recent history. One week after the Greek elections, Podemos showed its muscle with a massive... of discontent among conservative voters of the PP. The ruling party is the only one that withstands

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  10. Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?

    Economy

    Greek privatisations are expected to be one of the subjects discussed at Monday’s Eurogroup, as the government sets out its policies for one of the most troubled aspects of economic policy over... one bidder in its final stage. In addition, SYRIZA pointed to the technical valuation presented

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