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  1. Greek pensions laid bare
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    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since... billion. The combined total corresponded to 9.6 percent of GDP. Despite a sharp drop of 21 percent

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  2. If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
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    productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which... worse than the rest of the euro area. The combined effect of all this is that labour will contribute... exceeding the eurozone historical average and just reaching 1 percent. The combined effect

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  3. Piraeus completes Sunrise II securitisation as banks stay focused on NPE reduction
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    EconomyBanking

    Piraeus Bank announced on Monday that it entered into definitive agreement with Intrum and Serengeti Asset Management for the sale of 49 pct of the mezzanine and 2 pct of the junior notes... the combined profit and loss effect and Risk Weighted Assets relief. The combined effect of the two Sunrise

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  4. Piraeus and Alpha forge ahead with share capital raises and securitisations
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    EconomyBanking

    with Intrum AB and Serengeti Asset Management for the sale of the Sunrise I portfolio of NPEs worth 7.2.... The transaction will be classified in the second quarter of the year and combined with the securitisations

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  5. Unpaid contributions rise to 33.86 bln as more legacy debtors added
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    at 382,650, representing a rise of 86,911 from the previous quarter. The relevant amount rose by 859 million... figure of 882 million, while 21 percent owe between 5,000 and 15,000 for a combined stock of 2.24

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  6. Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018

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    . November’s figure was driven by a drop of 859 million in Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) funding... million for a second consecutive month, and coming to around 871,800. This was combined with a rise

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  7. Displaying seasonal features, Feb hirings balance beats last year by 11,212 jobs
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The employment balance turned sharply positive in February with 27,840 more hirings than departures during the month, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed. Ergani notes that the balance for February is the eighth positive bal...

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  8. IMF comments, blog leave no doubt credible debt relief has to be agreed soon
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    EconomyProgramme

    Almost two weeks after the publication of its Article IV consultation report on Greece, including its updated debt sustainability analysis, the IMF published on Thursday evening a blog with the Fund’s perspective on dealing with sovereign debt. The article is written by Sean Hagan, general Counsel

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  9. Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone

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    and at the Jakarta School of Public Policy, Indonesia, where he is also head of the Economics Concentration. He

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  10. Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
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    and at the Jakarta School of Public Policy, Indonesia, where he is also head of the Economics

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