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If Grexit, troika and the like are Greek to you, then the humorous UK site – Poke – has printed out this indispensible guide into better understanding the debt default… and Greece!

By Nikos Konstandaras

By Pantelis Boukalas

The troika responded early Wednesday to the Greek government’s proposals for breaking a deadlock over the program review asking for fresh commitments and extra feedback from Athens before officials could resume their inspection, Kathimerini understands.

No details were made available on troika's new demands.

Every time the government’s negotiations with the troika of international lenders reaches a critical point, Greeks are plunged into a state of fear and insecurity.

 After last year’s forecast failure, the troika should be less intransigent on its fiscal gap estimate for 2015

By Dimitris Kontogiannis

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