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Greek shares up for the third straight week on strong performance from banks
Economyin a row. The quadriga’s mission chiefs concluded on Friday their 3-day visit to Athens, the first after... the cumulative gains of more than 11 percent over the past three weeks, Greek shares are down 10.7... a trading update for the third quarter (Q3) showing non-performing loan (NPL) formation more than
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Greece, lenders reach deal to secure bailout sub-tranche and bank recap funds
EconomyProgrammeTsakalotos told reporters after midnight that the government had reached an agreement with the quadriga... property value is set at 230,000 euros and the annual income would be no higher than 13,906 euros... sets of indebted households if the current commercial property value is lower than the initial
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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammereduction for pensions above a specific threshold, probably higher than 1,000 euros. The Greek authorities... percent for low salary be applied rather than the current 70 percent. The 2016 budget voted... discussions” on the issues of pension and labour market reforms. The quadriga mission chiefs, who
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Doubts over IMF role in Greek bailout becoming source of rising tension
PoliticsGreek Politics, Schaeuble’s comments seem to be prompted by more than just concerns about whether the Washington-based organisation will continue to be part of the quadriga. The German minister expressed concern about....” The Greek reply singled out the German Finance Ministry rather than the country’s government as a whole
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Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
Agoraissues, the fund is a harder taskmaster than the European lenders. “The fund’s position... intervention in the country’s debt rather than just tinkering around the edges. The fiscal and economic... of the quadriga. In October, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with the fund’s managing director
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Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
EconomyProgrammethe quadriga heads to return in the first ten days of March. He also confirmed that the estimates of the three... producers with the total new tax and contribution burden standing at lower than current levels... of a symbolic, rather than material fiscal, meaning. In addition, Tsipras stressed that the government
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Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
Agora. For more than three years the credit contraction in the Greek economy has been deepening, with lending... and finance ministry, then Greece currently and in the foreseeable future has no better investor than... narrative in Greece. *Jens Bastian is an independent economic consultant and investment analyst
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Greek elections as seen (or imagined) from Berlin
AgoraThe following is a thought experiment, which claims no more authenticity than being an exercise... percent (more than 55 percent for those aged between 18 and 25) many analysts in the Chancellery.... *Jens Bastian is an independent economic consultant and investment analyst for southeast Europe. From
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Is post-election just pre-election in Greece?
Agoraof pharmacies. The list is longer than these few examples. This is the to-do agenda that the regular... policy makers towards Greece, but possibly in other ways than assumed in Athens. Most importantly... consultant and investment analyst for southeast Europe. From 2011 to 2013 he was a member of the European
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The demand for Greek debt relief: Is the cart being put before the horse?
Agorabudget surplus (before debt servicing) in 2013 (earlier than predicted) and in 2014, albeit at a lower level in the past year than initially projected. Hence, one key condition of such a grand debt... is an independent economic consultant and investment analyst for southeast Europe. From 2011 to 2013 he
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