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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe institutions’ mission chiefs are due to begin talks in Athens on Monday with Greek government officials amid hopes that the third review can be concluded relatively quickly without any complications.
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Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammeTechnical talks between the Greek government and the institutions have resumed in Athens ahead of the return of the mission chiefs to Greece on Monday amid efforts to complete the third review as soon as possible.
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe focal point of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's trip to the US on Tuesday came with talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump, who provided the positive comments that Athens was hoping for on the Greek economy.
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Despite talks in US, review still looms large
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras goes into Tuesday’s meeting with US President Donald Trump buoyed by his talks with potential investors, but also the latest exchanges between Athens and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting with key ministers on Friday to assess the progress the government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year.
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IMF still sees fiscal gap in 2018 - no action needed, for now
EconomyProgrammeDuring the regular cycle ahead of its Autumn meetings in Washington, the International Monetary Fund released the World Economic Outlook (WEO) and Fiscal Monitor (FM) which also include the Fund’s latest macro and fiscal estimates for Greece.
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Athens waits to sound out IMF, PM moves on from vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the wake of Tuesday’s testing vote in Parliament on the gender change bill and ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to Washington next week, the government has some time to take stock of the progress in the third review.
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Athens relieved as ECB and IMF seem to reach understanding on Greek banks
EconomyBankingAthens is hoping that a dispute between the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over Greek banks has been resolved, clearing an obstacle in the third review and easing the pressure the lenders have been experiencing lately.
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Athens braces for review headwinds due to IMF demands, Berlin changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s focus on Wednesday appeared to be largely on developments outside Greece as it hopes to avoid possible headwinds during the third review.
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Early banks stress tests offered as Greek programme compromise
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that European lenders are trying to remove one of the potential stumbling blocks to Greece’s programme, which was the dispute over whether Greek banks need another round of asset quality reviews (AQRs) or not.