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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agora-end can lash out even when it doesn’t seem in their interests, when Greeks voted overwhelmingly
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General government primary cash surplus to Oct rises to 6.1 bln, arrears slip to 6.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyand T-Bills remained almost stable at 56.85 and 14.88 billion respectively, while repos fell to 10.5
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The IMF and Greece's bitter pill
Agorais prepared to sign off and let Greece swallow another bitter pill that the Fund doesn’t believe will cure
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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’s liquidity needs to cover its debt redemptions. The country’s financing needs in 2017 (excluding T
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Another spin of the wheel for Greece
AgoraThere couldn’t have been a more fitting end to the year in Greece than the Ferris Wheel fiasco in Athens’s Syntagma Square. It was the first year the city centre’s Christmas and New Year’s celebrations were to include this attraction. It went up amid much fanfare, only to come down a few days later
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General govt primary cash surplus improves to 6.4 bln by Nov, arrears drop to 5.6 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros, making up 70.1 percent of debt. Moreover, bonds stood at 56.72 billion (17.5 percent of total), T
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Time deposit rate falls to record low of 0.71 pct, loan rate drops to 4.83 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate declined for the third successive month in November, when t fell by 5 basis points (bps) to 0.71 percent from 0.76 percent in October, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Wednesday. The November rate is a new record low for the last 14 years. Since
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Survey highlights strain on mental health in Greece amid financial pressure
Societythat in the previous month there were days when they didn’t feel well physically, with women (40.1 percent), young
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Athens sees Cyprus talks progressing despite lack of deal in Geneva
PoliticsForeign Policyas a guarantor power but does not exclude a new scheme to replace the Treaty of Alliance of 1960. “Don’t
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Schaeuble presents Athens with stark reality of programme without IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicsin which one would need to come up with something new. I wouldn’t recommend this to the Greek government
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