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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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Greece on way to 2013 primary surplus as budget outperformed targets by 3.85bn euros to August
Economyexpenditure was marginally up (0.7 percent) in August, with salaries and pensions slipping 6.6... percent yoy to 28.45 billion euros. Furthermore, the sharp drop of interest payments by 51.6 percent
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek Politicsare often moved or replaced at annual reviews, it is almost unprecedented for such a shake-up to occur... SYRIZA, which saw its backing drop from 23.8 percent to 22.7.
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Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto Golden Dawn’s activities, this level of support could drop in the weeks to come. However..., the jobless make up just 17 percent of followers. In contrast, salaried private sector employees
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Greek consumers take effort to lower prices into their own hands
Societyfarmers when supermarkets were charging up to a euro or more for the same produce. Having seen... but fell to 117.4 billion in 2012, a drop of 22.5 percent, as disposable income also shrank
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Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach
Economyin November with the 11 months figure down 7.3 percent to 39.27 billion. Furthermore, the marked drop... for all homes with an objective value of up to 300,000 euros, which expires at the end of the year
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December fails to boost Greek retail sector: Sales fell by 6.7 pct
Economyanother challenging year in 2014 as consumption is not expected to pick up before 2015. Despite... consumption further declining by 1.6 percent, albeit decelerating from the 6.7 percent drop in 2013
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Bank of Greece publishes bank stress test results, which see capital needs at 6.4 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) released on Thursday the much anticipated report on Greek banks’ capital needs resulting from a follow-up stress test including the outcome of the new Blackrock loan... in 2015 and 3.7 percent in 2016 Drop in real disposable income by 0.7 percent in 2014 turning
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