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Fuels and food drive 0.7 pct YoY fall in Sept retail sales
EconomyMacroeconomy, with fuels down by 7.2 percent, a 3.6 percent drop in foods and non-food up by 2.7 percent. According... percent and food and beverages were up by 0.4 percent. Clothing and footwear also recorded a minor rise
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Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomy) in December, after a drop of 1.6 percent in November, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT... cars had a rise of 13 percent. Lorry sales were up by 63.2percent in December, and buses dropped... were up by 4.8 percent, lorries increased by 14 percent and buses rose by 7.6 percent.
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NBG profits at 1.26 bln in 2025, cash payout at 500 mln
EconomyBankingto a profit of 1.42 billion euros in 2024, a drop of 11.5 percent year-on-year (YoY). Attributable... were 949 million euros, up by 7.3 percent YoY. Loan impairments stood at 189 million, from 222 million... at 21.5 percent in 2025, up from 21.2 percent in 2024. The strong profitability allows the bank
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Government launches new support package as ratings plummet
PoliticsGreek Politicswill include a new Market Pass starting at 40 euros and scaled by household size for up to 6 months, possibly... Easter confirms that New Democracy has returned to its pre-Iran war ratings, giving up much... significantly from the drop in ND’s ratings. Around 18 pct of voters declare themselves undecided
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Trade deficit widens by 14.3 pct YoY in Feb as exports face challenges
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit jumped by 14.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February, after a drop of 0.9... billion euros for February. Imports totalled 6.71 billion euros, up by 3.1 percent YoY. Exports totalled.... Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 3.7 percent, at 4.3
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Trade deficit narrowed by 30.5 pct YoY in Mar, down 7.2 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit fell sharply in March with a 30.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after... to 2.21 billion euros for March. Imports totalled 7.15 billion euros, up by just 0.2 percent YoY.... Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 1.7 percent, at 6.55
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NBG reports profits of 344 mln in Q1, NII at 541 mln
EconomyBankingto a profit of 381 million euros in Q1 2025, a drop of almost 10 percent year-on-year (YoY... expenses in Q1 were 246 million euros, up by 8.4 percent YoY. Loan impairments stood at 41 million.... The capital adequacy ratio stood at 21.1 percent in Q1, up from 21.5 percent a year ago.
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Iran war begins to bite as costs rise and confidence falls
EconomyMacroeconomychemicals, plastics and oil‑based products - drove input costs up at the fastest pace in nearly four...’s HICP for Greece in April came to 4.6 pct, up from 3.4 pct the previous month. The latest sentiment indicators from the European Commission for April showed a one‑point drop, with the most prominent
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Building activity continues strong start to 2026 with 5.4 pct YoY rise in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyrecorded the largest drop of 17.6 percent. Permits in Attica rose by 14.2 percent. In absolute terms... the historical trend. During the first two months of 2026, permits were up by 9.9 percent YoY to 4,292... for May showed that construction confidence had a further rebound, up to 34.9 points from 32.6 points
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Greek budget outperformed targets by 3.9bn euros to August, preliminary figures show
Economy. Primary expenditure was marginally up (0.3 percent) in August, bringing the 8 months figure down 9.1 percent yoy to 28.4 billion euros. Furthermore, the sharp drop of interest payments by 51.6 percent
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