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Building activity starts 2026 strongly with 15.4 pct YoY rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomydown by 2.6 percent YoY to 30,199. The corresponding surface area was down by 9.7 percent while volume was also down by 3 percent. The largest regional drop is in central Macedonia with 11.5 percent... that construction confidence interrupted its rebound, down to 21.4 points from 30 points in the previous month
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Newsletter 503 - 08/05/2026
in the OPEKEPE case. For some observers, the decision to shut down inquiries swiftly adds weight to speculation..., the growth forecast is now lower at 2 pct, down from 2.4 pct in the previous estimate, while inflation... at 7.1 pct, down from over 10 pct previously, despite the prominent role of the RRF, which is expected
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Retail sales growth of 6.1 pct YoY in March spurred by fuel as war takes toll
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.2 percent. The volume’s monthly movement was down by 0.5 percent. Compared to March 2025.... Clothing and footwear moved down with a 1.2 percent drop. Pharmaceuticals increased by 2.3 percent YoY. The volume data captures signs of the impact of price hikes, with fuels down by 0.3 percent, a 2.9
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Retail sales growth slows to 4% YoY in Apr, volumes drop as fuel consumption decreases
EconomyMacroeconomydecreased by 1.1 percent. The volume’s monthly movement was down by 1.4 percent. Compared to April 2025... percent. Clothing and footwear moved down with a 4.4 percent drop. Pharmaceuticals increased by 2.8 percent YoY. The volume data captures signs of the impact of price hikes, with fuels down by 7.4 percent
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Drop in Greek CPI decelerated to 1.1 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyin: miscellaneous goods and services (down 4.8 percent), communication (down 4.2 percent), education (down 4.1 percent). Furthermore, the drop in household equipment, health, transport and recreation
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October revenues reverse earlier shortfall, annual primary surplus in sight
Economy, with the Jan-Oct figure landing at 39.38 billion euros, down 6.1 percent yoy. More significantly... with the 10 months figure down 6.7 percent yoy to 35.83 billion. Furthermore, the sharp drop of interest... euros for 2014 has now come down close to 1.5 billion as international lenders seem to have accepted
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Greek trade deficit narrowed 11 pct in 2013 but exports marginally negative
EconomyMacroeconomy. Excluding the impact of the oil products, imports fell at a slightly higher rate (down 11.8 percent), while exports dropped at a significantly slower pace (down 3.5 percent). Imports and exports from... marginally negative (down 0.2 percent) to 27.54 billion. The impact of the oil bill was minimal
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SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... for European Parliament, Dimitris Christopoulos, to step down after he referred to the Muslim minority... also suffered a high-profile rejection from comedian Lakis Lazopoulos, who turned down the opportunity
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National Bank starts 2014 posting net profit of 181 mln in Q1
EconomyBanking(up 25 percent) and receding impairment losses (down 15 percent). Even excluding several positive... income at 438 million in Q1 is mainly driven by cost cutting (down 10 percent), while revenues improved... successive quarter to 5.12 percent leading group NIM down 9 bps QoQ to 3.17 percent. Operating expenses
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Greek May CPI falls 2 pct in one of biggest drops for more than a year
EconomyMacroeconomy: Clothing and footwear (down 9.4 percent), miscellaneous goods and services (down 5.6 percent) and education (down 3.9 percent). Smaller movements, yet above the headline figure, were also posted in food
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