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Political Economy: Small Steps Not Enough for Greece

Source: International Herald Tribune, Nov 25 2012, 6:01am CST

The battle against Greece’s exit from the euro is far from won. Assume Athens is promised its next €44 billion in bailout cash and some further debt relief when euro zone finance ministers reconvene Monday. Even then, the banks will still be hobbled, whi ...

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Greece is banking on big tourist season to prime the economy

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 25 2013, 11:53pm CDT

He's also slashing his prices by as much as 50%, and in a scheme that bears a whiff of desperation, he's even thinking of throwing a Greek toga on a Chinese employee to help lure Asian tourists. A painful but relatively peacef ...

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Greece modifies DEPA privatisation terms to accommodate Gazprom: source

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 25 2013, 6:01am CDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece agreed to change some terms in the planned privatisation of natural gas distributor DEPA, opening the way for Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) to bid for the firm, a senior official directly involved in the sale talks sai ...

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National Bank Greece's Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Source: Seeking Alpha  |   May 24 2013, 3:14pm CDT

Petros Christodoulou – Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee Paul Mylonas – General Manager of Strategy and International Activities, Chief Economist of the Group and Member of the ...

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Ode on a Grecian Yearning

Source: The Corner-National Review Online  |   May 24 2013, 2:33pm CDT

Athens — Democracy is under siege in its birthplace. In a room of over 50 Greek CEOs and scholars from the American School in Greece, not one raises their hand when asked if they think their democratic government is capable of solving their economic p ...

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MALARIA: Malaria and HIV Spike as Greece Cuts Healthcare Spending

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 24 2013, 2:21pm CDT

MICHAEL SCATURRO (Atlantic Health)MAY 15 2013, 9:00 AM ET A pharmacist arranges drugs in a pharmacy in Athens on March 1, 2012. (John Kolesidis/Reuters)One day in late March, European finance and health ministry officials met at the OECD's Pa ...

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Greece's NBG lifted by strong Turkish performance

Source: CNBC  |   May 24 2013, 2:12pm CDT

ATHENS, Greece -- The National Bank of Greece has reported first-quarter profits of 27 million euros ($35 million) with a strong performance by its Turkish unit, Finansbank, keeping the group profitable. N ...

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Ancient Greece

Source: OpPapers.com  |   May 24 2013, 6:37am CDT

Ancient Greece: People and Events Will Belanger Minoans: The Minoans were the inhabitants of ancient Crete. The Minoans were an early part of the Bronze era which was 3000 BC to 1100 BC. They used and essentially ...

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After Syntagma: where are the occupiers now?

Source: openDemocracy  |   May 24 2013, 5:34am CDT

2013 is shaping up to be a quiet year for political protest in Greece. You won’t have heard about the riots, protests, or running street battles. There aren’t any. With talk of a slow ‘Grecovery’, Athens is no longer the epicentre o ...

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Ireland a 'model' of how to fix a crisis, says Greek PM

Source: Irish Independent  |   May 23 2013, 11:13pm CDT

ENDA Kenny has reiterated that Ireland is "on target" to exit the bailout this year, as his Greek counterpart cited this success as a "model" for his country to get out of financial crisis. During a visit to Athens for talks with Greek ...

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Europe's hollow efforts to save a lost generation

Source: Mmegi Online  |   May 23 2013, 7:36pm CDT

Europe is failing in the fight against youth unemployment. While the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern European leaders pander to older voters by defending the status quo, reports DIE SPIEGEL REPORTERS Sty ...

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