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  1. Economic sentiment drops off in Sept as consumer confidence falls for fourth month
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Following a series of rises, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped in September by 3.3 points month-on-month to 109.7 points, from a rise of 1.8 points in August, according to European Commission figures released on Wednesday. Economic sentiment had...

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  2. S&P holds off on new rating upgrade, ECB holds key to investment grade
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    Economy

    Although the rating review by S&P scheduled for last Friday had created some anticipation that a further credit rating upgrade could be on the cards, the rating agency did not publish a review, closing the year with a ‘BB’ grade and positive outlook. Th...

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  3. Athens treads carefully over Ukrainian stand-off
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece is closely monitoring developments on the Ukrainian crisis but has no intention of being caught up in the fierce confrontation between the West and Moscow. Athens does not wish to take sides in the dispute. This was evident in statements made by ...

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  4. DBRS moves Greece a notch closer to investment grade as Moody's holds off
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    Economy

    The Greek authorities anticipated two credit rating upgrades on Friday but had to settle for one as DBRS upped the country’s rating by one notch and just one step away from investment grade. The outlook was also revised from positive to stable. Moody’s ...

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  5. IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest global macro and fiscal estimates in the context of the spring meetings currently held in Washington, capturing the impact of inflation on growth. Specifically for Greece, growth for this year wa...

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  6. Alpha Bank turns profitable in Q1 as last year's clean-up efforts pay off
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    EconomyBanking

    Alpha Bank reported a net profit of 125 million euros in Q1 2022, compared to a loss of 282 million euros in the same quarter of 2021. In the last quarter of 2021, the net loss was 408.1 million euros, mostly on the back of 551.8 million euros of impair...

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  7. Quarterly unemployment rises to 13.8 pct in Q1, reflecting off season for tourism

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s non-seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rate maintained an upward trajectory in the first quarter of the year, rising to 13.8 percent, from 13.2 percent in Q4 2021, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The ...

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  8. Govt puts focus on handouts, migration to take heat off surveillance affair
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With the opposition intent on cornering Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over his management of the intelligence service and the surveillance of politicians and journalists, the government is focussed on pulling together an economic package which it h...

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  9. Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    into the autumn, as it tries to structure its last economic package en route to the next elections

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  10. Business transformation paying off as Eurobank records 932.3 mln profit in 9M
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    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 932.3 million euros in the nine months of 2022 (9M), compared to a profit of 297.5 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 17.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in 9M to 794.6 million euros, w...

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