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Fitch rating upgrade concludes another successful year for GGBs
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook. The upgrade reflects the rapid public-debt reduction, sustained budget surpluses, a resilient economy, and stronger banking-sector fundamentals, while long standing external and structural weaknesses continue to weigh
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Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
EconomyMacroeconomyThe final 2026 budget submitted to Parliament in November reaffirmed Greece’s strong fiscal performance and the sustained trajectory of declining debt. This was followed by the completion of the year’s rating review cycle, with Fitch upgrading the country by one notch. Yet the government now faces
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Consumption and investments drive Q3 GDP growth of 2 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyQoQ. Outlook In the final 2026 budget, the Finance Ministry sees growth at 2.2 pct for 2025 and 2.4
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the capital. Also, PM Mitsotakis would like to avoid heading into the budget debate, which
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Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026
by almost 12 pct and package holidays were also up by 7.2 pct. According to ELSTAT’s latest budget
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicsalready backed government positions, even supporting the 2026 budget. Another five come from
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Greece goes operational amid growing concern about Iran war blowback
PoliticsGreek Politicsfragile. The 2026 budget is built on assumptions of oil being priced at 62.4 dollars per barrel
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Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict
PoliticsGreek Politicssources hinting that there is space in the budget to provide fiscal support. On the migration front
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GDP grew by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q4, 2025 real growth at 2.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy. Outlook In the final 2026 budget, the Finance Ministry sees growth at 2.2 pct for 2025 and 2.4 pct
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsdelays or risking the loss of EU resources. Covering such a gap from the national budget would
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