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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsseverely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politics“beaten up out there”, while others claimed they were fearful of being “lynched” if they attempted
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared
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BoG sees sustained growth, argues challenges require wide-ranging policy interventions
EconomyMacroeconomyagain exceed expectations. The BoG also outlines various challenges that the Greek faces, ranging...-ranging policy response to improve Greece's economic performance and social cohesion. The BoG makes
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S&P awards investment grade, bringing arduous cycle for economy to a close
EconomyS&P became on Friday the first of the three leading rating agencies that restored Greece to investment grade, bringing to a close an arduous period for the country that started at the end of 2009..., bringing it in line with the other two main rating agencies. S&P notes that Greece’s public finances
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Fitch improves outlook to positive, sees investment grade hinging on fiscal performance and banks
EconomyFitch got the schedule of rating reviews in the new year underway with an upgrade of Greece’s outlook to positive from stable, while it reaffirmed the rating at ‘BB’. Fitch was the first agency to upgrade Greece’s rating to ‘BB’ back in January 2020, ju...
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PBO sees 2024 growth of 2.5 pct hinging on RRF and investments
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published on Monday its latest quarterly report in which it is broadly positive about the prospects of the Greek economy in 2024, though it does flag up concerns about the effects of persistent inflation, the implic...
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Greece gears up for second review, faces wide-ranging reform to-do list
EconomyProgrammeThe government is expected to start negotiations with the institutions on the second programme review early this week. The start of the talks come in the wake of Greece implementation of the 15 prior actions needed to complete the first review, which wa...
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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new Greek government is planning to move ahead with the tax cuts promised by New Democracy during the election campaign and is aiming to table a bill before the end of July that will set out the reductions over the next three years. Athens does not ...
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Tourist arrivals in June increase 13.7 pct, bringing significant rise in receipts
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter a temporary slowdown in May, Greece's travel receipts rebounded strongly in June, shooting up by 16.3 percent from 0.8 percent in May, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). In absolute figures, travel receipts in June reached 1.99 billion euros f...
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