3rd March 2015 - Greece Still looking to Negotiate Their Bailout Terms

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3rd March 2015 - Greece Still looking to Negotiate Their Bailout Terms

Major European Indexes as of 2nd March 2015

FTSE 100 - 6,940.64 (-0.09%)

DAX - 11,410.36 (+0.08%)

CAC 40 - 4,917.32 (-0.69%)

Greece is still at the centre of the Eurozones troubles as the newly elected government still looks to ways to renegotiate the terms of their bailout exit despite receiving a 4mth extension, many of whom thought would be blocked by the Germans.

A unanimous agreement from the 19 member states was required and achieved late last week and saw the Greek Finance Minister supply a list of reforms Greece would look to address in order to satisfy the EU that it was working to achieve a level of liquidity that would enable it to refuse a 3rd bailout.

With a debt of 175% of GDP and a economy in turmoil the Greeks need to be very careful on their proposals as they are being scrutinized with a fine tooth comb. There have been comments on the ambiguity of the proposals made to secure the extension and this could lead to further issues when the 4 month period has ended.

The IMF is owed a €2bn payment in March and the European Central Bank is due €6.7bn in matured bonds between July and August. With the Greeks expected to require the €7.2bn final payout soon, most analysts are unsure whether they have done enough to convince the European Union that they have the ability to carry out the reforms they offered.

Greek Reforms:

       Combat tax evasion

       Tackle corruption

       Commit not to roll back already introduced privatizations, but review        privatizations not yet implemented

       Introduce collective bargaining, stopping short of raising the minimum wage immediately

       Tackle Greece's "humanitarian crisis" with housing guarantees and free medical care for the uninsured     unemployed, with no overall public spending increase

       Reform public sector wages to avoid further wage cuts, without increasing overall wage bill

       Achieve pensions savings by consolidating funds and eliminating incentives for early retirement - not cutting        payments

       Reduce the number of ministries from 16 to 10, cutting special advisers and fringe benefits for officials

       The government has repeatedly stated they do not want additional bailout funds and that they are not in need         of them as they can source funds outside of Europe. This will no doubt give good reason for concern and may    have led to a recent poll result that suggested that 38% of the analysts polled could see the breakup of the          European Union in as little as 12 months.

       This type of reaction could be just scaremongering however it is fair to say that the current sentiment within          Europe could lead to the EU seeing some members either remove themselves or be deemed unsuitable or          unable to remain in the EU, however in reality, this type of news and possible outcome are very very unlikely.

       We will 0need to wait until later  this week to find out more news from Greece and whether the final         installment is effectively going to be forced on the nation or whether the reforms they have offered are in fact          strong enough for the ECB, IMF and EU to roll over again and offer Greece a helping hand.

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