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Greece faces new regional risks as Middle East tension escalates
Greece is monitoring with great concern the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, which is creating risks and generating new challenges for the country.
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Athens anxious about managing alliances and fallout from Iran bombing
The Israeli–US strike on Iran over the weekend has jolted European capitals – none more so than Athens as Greece faces a crisis that touches many of its strategic vulnerabilities: energy, shipping, tourism, trade and migration.
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Piraeus Bank's net profit stable at 1.06 bln in 2025, dividend payout at 592 mln
Piraeus Bank posted a net profit of 1.06 billion euros in 2025, 1.07 billion euros in 2024.
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Eurobank net profit at 1.36 bln in 2025, dividend payout at 717 mln
Eurobank posted a net profit of 1.36 billion euros in 2025, from 1.45 billion euros a year earlier, down by 6 percent year-on-year (YoY).
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PMI stable at 54.4 in Feb despite declining export orders and cost pressures
Greece’s manufacturing PMI was stable in February at 54.4 points, from 54.2 points in the previous month, S&P Global data showed on Monday.
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Politics
Predator ruling reopens scandal that government hoped had been buried
One of the scandals that has haunted Greece’s centre-right administration over the last few years – the Predator surveillance case – is back in the spotlight after a lower court issued convictions in Thursday, which could lead to prosecutors reopening their investigation into potential felonies but has already reignited the political tussle over the affair and placed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis under closer scrutiny.
Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
ND moves to dismiss charges against former ministers against opposition objections
Economy
Energy key factor in 3.7 pct YoY drop for producer prices in Jan
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) opened the new year with a drop of 3.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, after a decrease of 2.1 percent in the previous month, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.
Retail sales conclude 2025 with jump of 6.9 pct YoY in Dec
Annual credit growth stays stable at 7.6 pct in Jan
Society
EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Transition Report 2025-26, "Brave Old World," identifies Greece as a rapidly ageing economy facing mounting demographic challenges, necessitating bold policy responses centered on extending working lives, boosting productivity through technology, and facilitating targeted labor mobility.
OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Agora
Is the Greek green transition running out of power?
We are pleased to share the latest briefing MacroPolis has authored on behalf of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). It is titled ‘Is the Greek Green Transition Running Out of Power?’ and was written by our energy expert Georgia Nakou.