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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…

Iran impact on global oil market will be slow

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INT/IRAN

This drop reflected concerns over China's slowdown, fears that Greece would be forced to leave the euro-area, and the agreement of a deal between Iran and the P5+1 powers (five…

Recovery will depend on Greek cooperation with lenders

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GREECE

Greece’s relationship with its creditors.

New Greek government right or left will undo austerity

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GREECE

The Syriza government, trailing by a margin of around 10 percentage points (pp), has abandoned its commitment to creditors to reduce pensions and taxes in exchange for debt relief…

Syriza may be troika's best hope for Greek deal

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EURO-AREA

Unexpected outcomes in the Greece-troika imbroglio.

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…

Oil price will stay subdued globally in 2016

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INTERNATIONAL

The likelihood of a production-cutting deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers has diminished, and the moderate rebound in prices at end-January has reversed. In 2016, demand…

Greece’s Syriza may lose 2019 vote to come back later

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GREECE

The minority Syriza government has declared its intention to row back from tax and pension reforms to regain popularity ahead of the upcoming polls and the autumn national…

Prospects for the global economy in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for the global economy in the second quarter.

Greece’s virus recovery forecasts are over-optimistic

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GREECE

The authorities are gradually lifting pandemic-induced restrictions. The need to protect public health has given way to preserving the productive capacity so painfully built up…