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  1. Car sales remain strong, rising by 3.3% YoY up to May

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Vehicles going into circulation for the first time had gains of 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May...) data released on Tuesday. In May 2025, licences had jumped by 16.3 percent annually. Car sales in May came to 26,897 compared to 26,051 in 2025, a rise of 3.2 percent. Motorcycle licences were up

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  2. Fuels continue to propel drop in trade deficit as May sees 15.7% YoY decline
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s trade deficit continued its sharp decline in May with a 15.7 percent year-on-year (YoY.... The deficit came to 1.96 billion euros for May. Imports totalled 7.04 billion euros, up by 7.8 percent YoY. Exports totalled 5.07 billion euros, rising sharply by 20.9 percent. In May last year, the trade

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  3. Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018

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    , if any evacuation was ordered, whether police may have directed cars towards danger... that all four officials involved argued that while some mistakes may have been made, the response from... voters who may now feel convinced that SYRIZA should not govern again after the next elections. “While

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  4. SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    party has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... Sabiha Suleiman, a local Roma activist, as a candidate for the May 25 European Parliament elections... in Thrace. This is not the first time during the build-up to the May campaigns that SYRIZA has found

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  5. Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The government was forced to withdraw the coastal bill in May after environmental groups and voters voiced... overhauled sufficiently as a number of government MPs expressed their objections to the bill in May. More... important for SYRIZA to build its supporter base. While SYRIZA may have claimed a moral victory in the case

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  6. Retail sales fell by 1.7 percent in June, after a short-lived rise in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    After a short-lived rise by 2.4 percent in May, the turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell... percent in May. The segmental breakdown of June retail sales showed high volatility among the various... significantly fell by 11.9 percent MoM, also reflecting the interim sales period in the first ten days of May

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  7. Tsipras upbeat after vote, Eurogroup but deal details may still present problems
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , but the coalition is hoping to pass the relevant legislation before the May 24 Eurogroup. A busy... that some of the lenders may push for specific measures to be agreed now and remain on standby for implementation when – or if – needed. This may severely test the government’s cohesion as it would mean

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  8. General government primary cash surplus widens to 2.5 bln by May, arrears resume upward trend

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    (including tax refund arrears) resumed an upward trend in May after staying almost flat in April. In particular, they jumped by 327 million euros month on month (MoM) to 7.03 billion at the end of May from... by 4.22 billion to 84.81 billion at the end of May. The monthly movement largely reflects a drop in bank

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  9. Trade deficit climbs for second straight month in May, rising by 12.5 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    pace, increasing by 12.5 percent in May after a 21 percent rise in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure for May is the third positive reading so... billion euros respectively in May, while the trade deficit reached 1.51 billion. The breakdown continued

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  10. Industrial turnover plunges 13.4 pct in May for fifth successive double-digit drop

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Turnover Index in Industry continued its downswing in May, diving by 13.4 percent after... period last year. The sharp decrease in May is attributed to a nosedive in manufacturing turnover..., turnover in mining of coal and lignite plummeted by 75.3 percent in May followed by computers, electronic

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