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Here's why Greece's fiscal difficulties will dominate the agenda
EconomyProgrammeaway. I fear that there will even be a deficit again,” he said. “The government wants to increase...Apart from Greece’s funding needs and the means by which they will be covered until the disbursement of the pending bailout tranches of 7.2 billion euros, another pressing issue that will be closely
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Greece prepared to move on pension, labour reforms but details to be decisive
PoliticsGreek Politics, also appears to have been crossed. Again, the statement is too vague to give a clear idea of what... funding. It also touches on the thorny issues of labour market and pension reform. These are the key
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Greece rides the ghost train
Agorato Brussels for talks on Saturday and Sunday, only for foreboding to kick in again as this round... also allow it to repay the IMF early and reduce its short-term funding needs. Greece, the eurozone
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Greek pensions laid bare
AgoraGreece’s pension system is taking centre stage again in the discussions with lenders. It should come as no surprise that even five years of programmes and repeated interventions have not managed... to SSFs serve a varied role. Aside from plugging funding holes in various pension funds, in 2014 the state
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After 'No' vote, pulling Greek banks back from brink a priority
Economycurrent circumstances unless Greek banks are again supplied with 20-euro banknotes. On Thursday, when... with the objectives and tasks of the Eurosystem”. Since Greek banks have not any other funding sources
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What the ECB's latest decision on ELA and collateral haircuts means for Greek banks
Economyprogramme. This is the only way the ECB can increase again the ELA limit. Greek banks currently use a wide range of securities for ELA funding purposes. These mainly involve bank bonds issued with state
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Greece sends request for 3-year ESM programme, reform proposals to come
EconomyProgrammeon Friday and if an agreement is not reached, it will meet again on Saturday as was initially scheduled... future funding requirements. On the key issue of debt, the letter notes that “Greece welcomes
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For Greek banks, it's business as unusual
Agorain this respect is the fact that loans that were refinanced in the course of the past year are again starting... on deferred tax assets (DTA), NPL dynamics and the consequences of higher funding costs because
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Parliament's budget office rings alarm bell on economic prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek economy deteriorated in the first half of 2015 and the country has entered again into a recessionary trajectory, according to the quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO... with external sources of funding. Otherwise, the burden will weigh on wage cuts with a negative
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe next day. There was no response from the former prime minister. - Tsipras again admitted that mistakes... funding from other sources. Lafazanis only turned his fire on Tsipras at the end, when the leaders were
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