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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis confirmed that social security contributions will drop by 1 percentage point next year, rather..., the reality is that they also emphasise that over the last 12 months, since his unexpected victory, he has
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SYRIZA suffers new split as Kasselakis storms off to form own party
PoliticsGreek Politics, serious doubts remain about Kasselakis’s own political beliefs. During his 12 months as SYRIZA chief.... The two leading candidates will compete in a run-off vote a week later, on December 1.
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Scope takes Greece a step further into investment grade territory with 'BBB' rating
EconomyMacroeconomyincome and reduced provisioning. Tier 1 capital has strengthened, reaching 16.2 pct of risk-weighted... balanced risks over the next 12 to 18 months. The upside scenario sees improved macro and fiscal
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek Politicsspace, on top of an already estimated 1 billion euros, to dedicate to the array of measures... barely cover their basic needs and 12 pct say they do not earn enough to meet those needs. Also
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Newsletter 468 - 27/06/2025
, dropped slightly to 12%, and the far-left Course of Freedom slipped to 8.5%. Support... was solid. Receipts exceeded 1 billion euros, jumping by 17.4 pct year-on-year (YoY). Over the first
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Seasonal factors take unemployment rate to 8.6 pct in Q2 - lowest since 2008
EconomyMacroeconomydrop by 12 percent compared to the same quarter of 2024. The number of people employed amounted... Aegean at 3.8 percent and Crete at 4.1 percent. The number of long-term unemployed (more than 1 year
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Newsletter 476 - 19/09/2025
from 28.5% in June, while PASOK edges up from 13.5% to 14%. Course of Freedom slips from 12% to 10.5..., attracting close to 1 billion euros in offers, settling for a yield of 3.26 pct. This was unchanged
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Fitch rating upgrade concludes another successful year for GGBs
Economyfiscally. Fitch expects a general government surplus of nearly 1 pct of GDP in 2025, following 1.3 pct... to the large share of deferred tax credits at 12 billion euros, or nearly half the CET1 capital, a contingent
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Meeting of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers not expected to yield breakthrough
PoliticsForeign Policyministers of Greece and Turkey on November 8. The talks are due to take place in Athens and could define... for two scenarios that could emerge from the November 8 meeting. The first, which is rather unlikely... is certain is that the meeting on November 8, will prepare the ground for the Mitsotakis-Erdogan
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Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
Agoragrowth. Consider Table 1 below, which presents recent growth outlooks for Greece by the Ministry... suggests that trend output growth sits around 1¼ percent a year. The OECD seems to be below 2 percent... are average workers in the economy becoming more efficient to make up for fewer in number.[1
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