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Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
Agoraanalysts the decision by the Greek government to join the 17+1 network came as a surprise... in Athens. Since the end of the third macro-economic adjustment program in August 2018, the Greek... administrations in the US. The depth of improvement in US-Greek bilateral relations extends beyond
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Newsletter 220 -20/09/2019
in 2022 and 1.4 in 2023. The last payment of 300 million is due in 2024. The Greek authorities plan... the budget approximately 70 million on the interest bill. The Greek government appears to have submitted... to remove around 30 billion euros worth of NPLs from banks’ balance sheets. The scheme foresees Greek
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Mitsotakis and Kasselakis compete to burnish patriotic credentials
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe naming by New Democracy of controversial Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri as a candidate... surge in support for far-right parties, including Greek Solution and Niki, is believed to have swayed... on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections in which he was elected mayor of the ethnic Greek town
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign Policyheld just a few weeks before the visit of the Greek premier in Ankara on May 13, which was confirmed... of these marine parks.” The Greek prime minister also stressed that, “the improvement in Greek-Turkish... exercising a right. Turkey’s reaction shows the limits of the current Greek – Turkish political
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Greece in 2014: The risks and opportunities of moving forward
Agorafiscal gap beyond 2014 hinders any flexible accommodation today? The Greek authorities argue... choice between debt relief now or the risk of a Greek default later. A collaborative relationship... commitment to the structural reform process as a central trade off. Given Greece’s volatile social
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Ahead of IMF Spring Meetings, questions remain about conclusion of programme
EconomyProgrammeon the conclusion of the Greek programme and what will follow. Last week’s Euro Working Group (EWG... the key players in the Greek programme, including the IMF, an opportunity to discuss what kind.... The two reports will provide an update on how the Fund sees the Greek economy and public finances evolving
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agora. “It was in July 2011 that the ECB had an overall accord with all governments, including the Greek... close to 100 billion euros of Greek debt at the time Athens signed its first bailout. Such was the strength of Trichet’s opposition to the idea of a Greek restructuring that he reportedly wrote
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Fresh accusations against NGOs as govt hardens stance on migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the Greek coastguard and EU border force Frontex from a half-submerged boat off the island... the issue of Greece’s management of migration flows from Turkey. The Greek coastguard issued a report... in the Greek government’s efforts to limit the role of NGOs in aiding migrants and asylum-seekers
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Newsletter 128 - 21/07/2017
up The Greek government was forced to put off this week its plans for issuing a bond and testing... have given Athens around 10 billion euros more in leeway. It was suggested that the Greek government... before the IMF approved its participation in the Greek programme with 1.6 billion euros of funding
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Athens braces for review headwinds due to IMF demands, Berlin changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek banks are adequately capitalised. The IMF has been demanding a new asset quality review (AQR..., would be carried out earlier for Greek financial institutions. Dragasakis suggested that the IMF’s... pointed out that Greek banks were adequately recapitalised in 2015 and that the process of managing
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