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Greek coalition will start to fray in late 2018

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GREECE

The coalition government of left-wing Syriza and right-wing nationalist Independent Greeks (Anel) significantly lags behind the conservative opposition New Democracy (ND) party in…

Weak domestic demand is holding back Greek recovery

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GREECE

Evidence of Greece’s economic recovery, which started in 2017, is to facilitate its exit from the bailout programme on August 20, while the speed of the rebound should largely…

IMF may stop contributing to Greek bailout

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GREECE/INT

The second phase of the current bailout, extended until end-June, foresees a final installment of 7.2 billion euros (8.2 billion dollars) in exchange for fiscal and structural…

Greece's Syriza may soften policy to form coalition

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GREECE

Voters may return a left-leaning coalition led by the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza), which has pledged to renegotiate the country's massive debt and roll back many of the…

All sides set conditions for Greek debt breakthrough

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GREECE

The IMF insists that Greece’s debt must be made sustainable before it will again participate in programme financing. Yet IMF participation is required if the bailout plan is to…

Third Greek bailout may founder without compromise

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GREECE

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reshuffled his cabinet to include ministers more accommodating to creditor demands. He is intent on concluding the second review rapidly in…

Government may water down Greek pension reform

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GREECE

Pension reform is a critical compliance requirement for the Greek authorities with the 'quadriga' of creditors -- ECB, European Commission, European Stability Mechanism and IMF -…

Greek GDP growth in 2022 will rely on EU recovery aid

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GREECE

The economic rebound from a 9% contraction in 2020 is mainly being driven by strong domestic demand supported by accommodative fiscal policies and higher-than-expected tourism…

Parts of Greek economy will be unreformed post-bailout

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GREECE

Greece will re-enter international capital markets solely on the strength of its economy, after a near-decade-long recession that wiped out one-quarter of its output and left…