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Strong rise in food sales pushes 7 pct YoY increase in Jan retail
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth of Greece’s retail sales jumped by 7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, after a rise of 6.4 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. The corresponding volume index also rose by 4.5 per...
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Retail sales growth remained strong in Feb with 7.2 pct YoY rise
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth of Greece’s retail sales was stable with a rise of 7.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February, after a rise of 7 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed. The corresponding volume index also rose by 4...
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Strong Q1 for tourism as receipts rise by 64 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 409.6 million euros in March, compared to 284.8 million euros in February, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday. The March balance was 137.1 percent higher than the 172.8 million ...
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Strong bond reopening virtually completes Greece's debt strategy for 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyOn Wednesday the PDMA successfully completed its second major transaction for the year, essentially executing the entire annual strategy within the first half of 2026, despite geopolitical tensions, and ahead of any policy decisions by the ECB that woul...
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EC forecasts slower growth, higher inflation as energy shock strikes
EconomyMacroeconomyon household incomes and consumer spending. After maintaining strong momentum in 2025, GDP growth...% for the third consecutive year, driven by strong investment, private consumption and net exports... is also expected to remain strong because investments in Greece rely heavily on imported goods
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IMF insists fiscal targets unrealistic, cites historical evidence to support case
EconomyProgrammethe high surplus period they had strong real GDP growth (2.7 percent) and high inflation (4 percent... to the Fund suggest that sustained periods of high primary surpluses require strong economic growth... primary surpluses that are achieved through strong fiscal adjustment are often reversed following
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Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Societystrong desires to emigrate; about 29.3% declare a “strong” or “very strong” desire to live abroad... and values. The youngest cohort (14–18) shows particularly strong nationalist tendencies, combining... towards parties and institutions paired with a strong desire to be heard. Trust in politicised
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
strong regional support. A new poll published by Interview for the Political.gr website underscores... strong conviction that "Mental health is more important than financial security", with a score... with a strong sense of generational decline. The belief that "my parents' generation lived in better
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Industrial production surges 7.5 pct in June, with highest growth rate since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomy’s performance also reflects a low base effect. The strong rebound largely reflects a strong increase of 16.3 percent in electricity production, followed by strong growth rates in manufacturing (+8.5... petroleum and natural gas more than doubled (+131 percent), while strong double digit rises were also
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Coca Cola-HBC revenues rise by 5 pct in Q3
EconomyCorporatesmillion (+9.1 percent). Sales were particularly strong in Hungary and the Czech Republic... increased by 5.6 percent on a reported basis, rising from 741.7 million to 783 million. Strong growth... 677.3 million). Good weather in southern Europe and a strong tourism season were cited as the main
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