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Fitch leaves rating unchanged, notes recovery potential and tricky fiscal balance Fitch kept its credit rating for Greece unchanged at ‘BB-‘ with a stable outlook on Friday night.
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Economy
Falling T-bill yields underline market confidence in Greek debt, promise lower servicing costs The positive mood in Greece’s public debt market is showing no signs of letting up and was again reflected in the 26-week auction of T-bills that took place on Wednesday.
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Economy
Bonds enjoy great buoyancy but remain some distance from investment grade Greece’s borrowing costs have enjoyed an unprecedented period of buoyancy this year, which included the benchmark 10-year bond yield dropping from 4.4 percent in early 2019 to marginally below 2 percent yesterday.
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct Greece’s debt management agency (PDMA) completed its debt issue strategy for 2019 with the issuance of a 2.5 billion, 7-year bond on Tuesday, which carried a coupon of 1.875 percent.
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EconomyProgramme
Lenders urge new government to meet fiscal targets as Athens issues 7-year bond Just a few days after coming to office, the new government is aiming to take advantage of the positive sentiment in the markets by tapping investors with a 7-year bond.
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Economy
National Bank first to test market waters in post-election afterglow If the bull case for Greece includes a pro-business government rousing dormant animal spirits in markets, that part of the case is still sleeping off a post-election campaign hangover.
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Economy
Annual report shows majority of debt in official hands on favourable terms The Ministry of Finance (MoF) annual debt bulletin for 2018 has outlined the government's strategy for the management of its debt across 2018.
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IMF highlights bailout shortcomings in latest admission of programme errors A new internal evaluation document published by the International Monetary Fund on Monday can be added to the existing material that has been released by the IMF on Greece outlining what a formidable task the country faced in 2010 when it signed the first programme with the eurozone and the Washington-based organisation.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Central govt debt falls for first time in six quarters, easing by 1.25 bln to 357.69 bln in Q1 Greece’s central government debt fell by 1.25 billion euros to 357.69 billion euros quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, from 358.95 billion euros in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Monday.
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EconomyProgramme
Athens revises projections in Stabilty Programme, sees more fiscal space in coming years Greece submitted on Thursday the Stability Programme for the 2019–2022 period in line with the requirements of the European Parliament and the Council regulations, which also corresponds to the national medium-term fiscal plan.