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Monday, October 14, 2013

Buy a Greek bank, protest Monsanto and cash in on Columbus Day

Buy a Greek bank, protest Monsanto and cash in on Columbus DayMarketWatch (blog)If Christopher Columbus could have seen us now, the Santa Maria might have flipped a U-turn before it even reached the Bahamas. Two weeks into it, the pickle by the Potomac delivered no resolution over the weekend, and while the Statue of Liberty and ...and more »

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Greece should defy the gunboat creditors

The IMF’s latest report on Greece lays bares the country’s grotesque situation, and exposes the charade of EMU policy. It states that public debt will reach 176pc of GDP this year, despite the haircut already imposed on pension funds ...

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UPDATE 1-Greek think-tank sees economy stabilising after 2013

UPDATE 1-Greek think-tank sees economy stabilising after 2013Reuters"The Greek economy is very close to a stabilisation point," IOBE said. "The twin deficits which reflected its chronic pathology are approaching a balanced level, and the six-year recession seems to be gradually reaching its end." IOBE's latest outlook ...Greek economy to slump 4.1-4.2 percent in 2013 - IOBE think tankThe West Australianall 3 news articles »

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Record Year with 17,5 Million Tourist Arrivals

According to estimates on Greek tourism, the number of arrivals in Greece are about 1,5 million, and the receipts of the visitors to the country will range in the ballpark of 800 million euros. As ekathimerini reports, the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises (SETE) anticipates the total number of tourist arrivals for this year to […]

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Bloomberg: Greek Prime Minister on Offence

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has gone on the offensive at home and abroad, seeking leverage as the spotlight in Europe’s financial-crisis drama returns to the country where it began, says Bloomberg. Cracking down on a nationalist party linked to a murder and telling Europe his budget cuts are ahead of target, Samaras wants more […]

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Greek Rectors Plan Bruxelles Appeal Over Mobility

The rectors of eight Greek universities who have failed to supply the Education Ministry with details of their 4,574 administrative staff, a third of whom must join a so-called mobility scheme, are reportedly seeking a meeting with troika officials to press their case. The rectors, are planning to travel to Bruxelles this Thursday to brief […]

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Greece weighs debt rollover as eurogroup finance ministers meet

Debt-laden Greece has a new plan aimed at plugging a funding gap next year. Athens seeks to roll over government bonds maturing in March 2014 and hopes to win approval from eurogroup ministers meeting in Luxembourg.

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