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Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there may be a stand-off in the upcoming negotiations over this issue. Government sources have... to put forward his own pension reform proposals but it may be in his short-term interests to let..., which is expected to be a well-attended and tense affair, transport workers are holding a series
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
will be less wavering in his search for a deal with creditors than last year and may be willing to compromise... as some are concerned that Gennimata will veer towards the “old” PASOK and may consider an alliance... capable of holding up to 300,000 displaced people. If Greece is converted into Europe’s gatekeeper
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
crisis effectively. Kammenos’s criticism, though, may have been motivated by his personal dispute... of police officers, soldiers and other state officials may help in the sense that professionals..., which would operate as a holding company with assets stemming from four entities. These assets
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Elektroniki’s bankruptcy reflects struggles of consumer electronics sector
EconomyFeaturesin profits for their fiscal year to the start of May 2015. However, such booms are not enough... the preceding six months. Elektroniki may be one of the highest profile victims of the Greek consumer... in the marketplace alongside its other two major competitors, Media Markt, owned by German Media-Saturn-Holding
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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
Agora. Tsipras also seems stuck with the IMF, which may now stay on board even though the Greek prime... that this leaves may later be replaced by a heaviness in the stomach. You can follow Yiannis on Twitter... that are holding Greece back. If reforms of such nature are included in the new IMF programme
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Fool Britannia
Agora, this grand unravelling confirmed that while Johnson may have taken inspiration from Pericles’s... into a more secure environment and was able to retain his job. Tsipras may have many faults but when he... of financial institutions relocating and numerous businesses holding off on investments, gives
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Tsipras faces challenge in turning promise of China trip into reality
PoliticsForeign Policyof his trip to China last week continues to resonate. Although the government may not necessarily yet... relationship between Athens and the shipping giant, while putting to bed any negativity that may have arisen... the resistance it is meeting from port workers, who have been holding rolling strikes over the last
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Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek Politicsto uphold the commitment they made at the Eurogroup in May to set out not just short-term debt relief... programme. The government believes that this is what the eurozone agreed to in May. Also, apart from... to be gained by holding elections any time soon.
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
(the two areas identified by the IMF) may come into the equation. Government spokesman Dimitris...) programme and medium-term debt relief. On the latter two, Athens still seems to be holding out hope that the eurozone may provide enough detail on the medium-term debt relief measures to convince
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Multiple potential benefits await Greece if it can clinch QE eligibility
EconomyFeaturessince last May, having sold more than 10 billion euros of EFSF bonds and recording trading gains... reduced to less than 29 billion. Greek banks may not be willing to sell their GGBs to the ECB and might.... Piraeus’s holding stood at 370 million, while the other three systemic banks held GGBs of 1.7 to 1.9
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