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BoG and HFSF schemes under scrutiny as banks look for a way forward on bad loans
EconomyBankingwith their work in reducing bad loans in order to reach the ambitious target of an NPE ratio below 10... that Piraeus Bank was launching a closed tender for the management of all its NPEs in Greece... reduction in NPEs is anticipated under the scheme while capital adequacy is maintained for all four
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EastMed pipeline close to high-level agreement, but still a long way from becoming reality
EconomyFeaturesinstance, the EastMed is not the only game in town. Almost all parties to the EastMed project are also... with such complex and shifting geopolitics, it is not surprising that cooperation is not in the air in all... of the signing, and order a new environmental impact assessment. There were also formal protests
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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
that the absence of an all-clear from the Eurogroup would not scupper its market strategy and having...” for an agreement to be reached on all the outstanding items of the second review by April 5. PDMA releases... the unfinished reform agenda in order to maintain competitiveness and boost the country’s longer-term
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Next government in strong position to decouple presidential vote from snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder the next Parliament in order for this part of the constitution to change. All in all, 49 proposals
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BoG data shows that overseas property investment revenue accelerated in 2018
EconomyFeaturesfor 32 percent of all permits issued (1,143 permits). This was followed by Piraeus where 27 percent of all permits were granted (968 permits). Controversy While the data is encouraging for the economy... scheme are not obliged to be physically present in their properties in order to qualify, leading
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek Politicsall it can to keep reminding them of what it believes are the weaknesses of the deal, namely... as “Mikra,” which was its name before 1992. It was suggested he did this in order to avoid offending... and Brussels. “Greece has taken the necessary actions to achieve all specific reform commitments
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Detailed SME study shows crisis impact and business evolution
EconomyFeaturesthe registration of all businesses with annual records of 15,000 euros, leading to a jump in numbers... or structure in order to survive. Specifically, nearly four out of 10 SMEs in the last three years... that 32.5 percent of all bankruptcies in that year were for the sector of wholesale and retail trade, repair
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societythat they are all of voting age) (at the last count, 9,913,609 citizens were on the electoral rolls, and only... the number of citizenships awarded in order to build its base, the statistics show a relatively... all the countries surveyed, where the median was 38 percent. The same study showed that the portion
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsof voters is giving substantial attention to the law and order issue. A recent spate of attacks... by the current government. All in all, it is estimated that there will be an extra 570,000 young voters
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Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees
Societyone midwife at the Samos reception centre and none at all at the Chios, Kos, Leros and Lesvos... to emergencies, the report stated. It added that along with exploring all options for relocation... on the field is necessary in order to decrease bureaucratic barriers and improve the operationalisation
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