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Primary surplus lands at 2.72 bln up to Feb, tax collections remains strong
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance ran a surplus of 2.72 billion euros up to February, according to the preliminary budget execution data released by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Tuesday. The primary.... The budget balance up to February showed a surplus of 629 million euros, from 1.44-billion-euro surplus
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Alpha reports 223 mln profit in Q1, commission income up 11 pct YoY
EconomyBanking351 million in 2024, up by 1 percent. P&L NII was 395 million euros in Q1, down by 6 percent year... euros in Q1 2024, up by 11 percent. Operating expenses were 204 million euros in Q1, unchanged from
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Fringe opposition parties up stakes in Tempe inquiry clash
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe safety of the railways in the years leading up to the 2023 accident which resulted in the loss... handling of the aftermath, frequently accusing the Mitsotakis administration of trying to cover up
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Primary balance up to July confirmed at 7.94 bln due to underspend, tax revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.94 billion euros up to July, compared to a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance..., 1.32 billion higher than the target, mostly thanks to personal taxation, which was up by 907
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Car sales record modest rise in August, up 3.3 pct YoY in 8M
EconomyMacroeconomyan increase of 0.2 percent. Lorries in August were up by 4.8 percent and buses fell sharply by 37.5 percent... up by 2.4 percent, lorries increased by 10.1 percent and buses rose by 10.1 percent.
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New vehicles drive car sales up by 20.7 pct YoY in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyof 8.5 percent. Lorries in September were up by 31.3 percent and buses fell sharply by 17.9 percent. In the nine months of 2025, road motor cars rose by 4.9 percent annually. Passenger cars were up
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PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Peace courts — a change discussed since the era of Eleftherios Venizelos — to speed up case... geopolitical environment and consistently high defence spending. He said Europe has now “woken up
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CPI stable at 2.5 pct YoY in Jan, food up 4.5 pct, rents 8.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, from a 0.3 percent rise in the previous month. In January 2025, the CPI was up also by 2.7.... Specifically, rents were up by 8.7 percent YoY. After moderating for nearly three quarters below
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GDP rises by 0.6 pct QoQ in Q3, increases by 2.3 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyafter having edged up by 0.9 percent in the previous month. The YoY GDP growth was primarily driven by a 9.5 percent rise in exports of goods and services. Imports of goods and services showed a YoY drop of 2.9 percent. Final consumption expenditure edged up by 0.5 percent on an annual basis. Gross
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Industrial turnover drops by 2.1 pct YoY in Oct due to foreign markets and manufacturing
EconomyMacroeconomyannual drop, something not seen since early 2021. April was the first negative reading since February... on record. Last October, it was up by 25.4 percent YoY, hence some base effects in this year’s rates..., while the non-domestic market was down by 10.3 percent. In the domestic market, the drop in October
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