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Bond issue on track this week
Despite more relaxed official statements, the Finance Ministry is gearing up for return to the markets
By Sotiris Nikas
Athens will issue its first bonds in four years later this week and will only sell them to foreign investors, sources have suggested.
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Greece sees 'trial and error' bond foray, full return in 2016
By Lefteris Papadimas & Deepa Babington
Greece's first foray into bond markets after a four-year exclusion will be on a «trial and error» basis but the nation expects to fund itself unaided in 2016, its finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday.
Greek 10-year bond yields hit new four year lows
Greek 10-year bond yields fell to new four-year lows on Wednesday, with investor appetite increasing after its international lenders agreed to release the next tranche of its bailout programme.
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Greece’s bonds beat peers on route back to market
By Anchalee Worrachate
Greek and Portuguese government bonds beat their euro-region peers this quarter as the countries made progress toward returning to international credit markets.
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New bond issue planned for end-April
Timing will depend on the spread between Greek and Portuguese yields
By Sotiris Nikas
The government is moving ahead with its plan for emancipation from its international creditors through the issue of new sovereign debt, with the Finance Ministry speeding up its efforts so that the bonds can be successfully issued at the end of April.
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Peripheral bank bond penalty vanishing as confidence returns
By Alastair Marsh
The penalty that banks in Europes most indebted nations pay to borrow compared with those from the richest economies fell to the lowest in four years amid growing confidence in the regions economic recovery.
Greek bonds fall as FinMin says no return to money markets before Euro polls
Greek bonds fell on Wednesday as Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras (photo) said that while the country is almost ready to return to international financial markets, it is unlikely to do so before European parliamentary elections in May.
Greeces 10-year yield climbed nine basis points to 6.83 percent.
Court rules 2012 bond haircut legal and warranted
Photo from a March 2013 protest by bondholders.
The Council of State, the countrys highest administrative court, on Friday rejected an appeal by Greek bondholders seeking compensation for having to accept a severe haircut on the value of their investments in the debt restructuring that took place in March 2012.
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Greek yields dip as S&P says might raise ratings
Greek bond yields dipped on Friday after Standard & Poor's said it could raise Greece's credit ratings if GDP growth were to pick up more substantially, after keeping them deep in junk territory with a stable outlook.
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Markets reject concerns over local banks’ strength
National Bank reported net profits of 809 mln euros last year
By Evgenia Tzortzi and Yiannis Papadoyiannis
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