PRESS DIGEST - GREECE - AUG 28 .  ATHENS 1996-08-28  Leading stories in the Greek financial press :  IMERISIA  -- Pre-election debate heats up on economic issues as conservative [START_ENT] New Democracy [END_ENT] party promises seven measures includind tax relief for farmers and socialist Pasok defends progress on economic convergence with the EU  -- Finance ministry scrambles to find temporary solution to regulation which slaps a 15 percent tax rate on gains from trading of bonds and coupons by mutual funds  -- Finance ministry will cut 12-month T-bill rate by 10 basis points to 12.70 percent in the upcoming end August issue  FINANCIAL KATHIMERINI  -- Inflows of more than $ 500 million are seen in the interbank market and the bourse in the last three days reflecting confidence in the post-election economic policy  -- Athens Metro subway project hits snags which could delay delivery to the year 2000 and overshoot the original budgeted cost of 520 billion drachmas  -- State National Bank of Greece will start real auction programme September 9 to lighten up on its real estate holdings  KERDOS  -- New Democracy leader Miltiadis Evert vows support mesures for farmers and small business as he kicks off the conservative party 's campaign  -- National Economy Minister Yannos Papandoniou defends " hard drachma " foreign exchange policy , says it wo n't change  EXPRESS  -- Message of unity from the conservative New Democracy party as former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis and Miltiadis Evert shake hands  NAFTEMBORIKI  -- Government defends " hard drachma " policy , says it will continue unchanged after the elections  -- Conservative opposition New Democracy promises series of measures on the economy 30 days after the elections aiming at 4.0 percent GDP growth rate annually -- George Georgiopoulos , Athens Newsroom +301 3311812-4
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