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New bonds support Greek exit from bailout in 2018

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GREECE

Greece’s return to bond markets.

Warsaw's ambitious growth plan's funding is weak link

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POLAND

The government's plan for infrastructure-led growth.

Central-East European banks will weather COVID-19 hit

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EUROPE

Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…

Euro-area COVID-19 recovery could be L-shaped

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EU

Euro-area outlook.

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…

Ukraine can pile up debt without default risk for now

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UKRAINE

It followed the EU’s disbursement on April 25 of a third lending tranche of EUR1.5bn (USD1.65bn) from its EUR18.0bn macro-financial assistance package. In both cases, the money…

Markets may misjudge risk of Greek exit from euro-area

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GREECE/EURO-AREA

While the scope for widespread contagion across Southern Europe is much more limited this time around because of the new ownership structure of Greece's public debt -- more than…

Negative bond yields will fuel global equity rally

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INTERNATIONAL

The gains in global equities stem from the expanding universe of negative-yielding government bonds, which now account for nearly a third of the stock of global sovereign debt…

Euro-area reforms will reinforce fiscal consolidation

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EU

The reforms would allow the ESM, which provides emergency loans to distressed member states, to offer greater assistance to banks and enhance its capacity to design and implement…

Monetary easing efficacy is decreasing globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Efficacy of monetary policy at the zero lower bound.