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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo of the key players in the negotiations over Greece’s second programme review expressed some optimism on Tuesday that an agreement between Athens and its lenders could be reached in the next few... post-2018 fiscal targets, which would remove one of the key obstacles to an agreement on the second review
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The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammeDuring the second round of meetings between the institutions’ mission chiefs and the Greek government, a draft supplemental memorandum of understanding (sMoU) was prepared. It is the basis of what... to clinch an agreement on the second review at the December 5 Eurogroup. We present the key
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What the agreement between Greece and lenders means for fiscal and tax policy
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the first round of meetings between the Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs at the end of October, Finance Ministry sources said the biggest stumbling blocks in the second... market reforms. Three weeks later, during the second round of meetings, the institutions prepared
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammeit will still be in power when these initiatives are decided. Second review Dijsselbloem said that there is “more work to be done” to conclude the second review and that the institutions are ready to return
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
Crucial Tsipras-Merkel meeting Snap elections among PM's few options Greece and its lenders moved further apart from concluding the second review this week, leaving things finely balanced... for the second successive quarter to 22.6 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, from 23.1 percent
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Fiscal dispute dominates as Greece and lenders gear up for more talks
EconomyProgrammeon the second programme review. This third round of meetings will largely focus on labour market.... The government continues to hope it can wrap up discussions on the second review in the next weeks
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IMF sets out its stall as review deliberations resume in Athens
EconomyProgrammethat are common in the other eurozone countries. The second involves the pension system, which costs... in an effort to reach a staff-level agreement on the second programme review. The fiscal gap for 2018
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Greece and creditors feel their way into new round of talks in Athens
EconomyProgrammeThe third round of discussions between the institutions’ mission chiefs and Greek ministers in the context of the second programme review kicked off on Tuesday with an introductory meeting. According... and will focus on the out-of-court workout, while the key topic of the second meeting due at 6 pm
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Bank of Greece sees potential for recovery, urges calm in negotiations
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its interim Monetary Policy Report published on Friday, the Bank of Greece (BoG) called for a swift conclusion to the second programme review and implementation of reforms and privatisations... (+2.8 percent). The baseline scenario assumes a timely conclusion of the second review that is expected
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Review delay brings Greek liquidity needs back into focus
EconomyProgrammeApart from creating increasing risks to the strong economic recovery anticipated in 2017, the delay in the conclusion of the second programme review also brought to the forefront the issue of Greece... the completion of the second review. The last bailout tranche of 2.8 billion to Greece was disbursed
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