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Greece's Syriza is gambling on achieving debt deal

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GREECE

Opposition Syriza's economic policy programme.

ECB liquidity may bring Greece a modest relief

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GREECE

The tranche will meet debt repayments falling due until end-2016. The prospect has been held out of debt restructuring if programme commitments are fulfilled. The IMF, which has…

Western Balkans will divide over regional market idea

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EU/BALKANS

They have backed it with EUR9bn (USD10.5bn) in EU grants to develop cross-border infrastructure. In parallel, academics and think tanks, most recently the Vienna Institute for…

Hungary’s economy is vulnerable without EU funds

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HUNGARY

The package targets banking, energy, retail, telecommunications, airlines, pharmaceuticals and advertising: service sectors where multinationals have important stakes. It is one…

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…

Politicking could bring yet another Greek election

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GREECE

The left-right coalition that governed in January-August has been reconstituted with a reduced parliamentary majority. It is ostensibly committed to the reform programme…

Macedonian deal could upset Greece’s bailout exit

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GREECE

This is almost certainly the last Eurogroup before Greece’s third economic adjustment programme terminates on August 20. Both sides seek an orderly phase-out so that what has…

Greek coalition will play politics at debt talks

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GREECE

The government, with half an eye on a snap election, is determined not to accede to prolonged austerity without the trade-off of significant debt relief. Timing is all. The…

Greek government will implement austerity grudgingly

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GREECE

Falling bond yields suggest some return of confidence after the government's legislation of further cuts and reforms, and the successful conclusion of the second review of…

IMF inclined to shun third Greek bailout

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GREECE/INT

EU institutions have offered modest debt restructuring but are demanding higher levels of repayments for a decade, financed by tax hikes and spending cuts that would be legislated…