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Lending to corporations in Sep thrusts credit expansion to highest rise since 2009
EconomyMacroeconomystable after reaching a peak of 3.7 pct in February last year. The latest figure for September
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SYRIZA accuses ND of covering for cronyism in wake of MP's expulsion
PoliticsGreek Politics, given how prominently the subject features in recent polls. The latest polling figures produced
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Sept economic sentiment drops to early 2021 levels, consumer confidence down by 6.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) reversed the latest rises and dropped below 100 points, to 98.3 in October, after a 3.7-point rise in September, according to European Commission figures released on Friday. By the start of this year, economic sentiment had fully recovered from the decline during
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Government initiative on supermarket prices reignites cost-of-living row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest government response to the cost-of-living crisis has been met with scepticism by opposition parties, as evidence suggests Greeks are paying more for basic goods than their European peers. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis was out on Wednesday promoting the “household basket
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Industrial production back in negative territory for Sep as electricity supply drops sharply
EconomyMacroeconomylatest business surveys, industry confidence fell further into negative territory at -7 in October
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SYRIZA tries to pin Mitsotakis down over phonetapping
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of running scared from the latest surveillance scandal allegations, while the New Democracy leader claims the opposition is trying to drag Greece into the mire ahead of next year’s elections. The tension between the government
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Re-opening of benchmark bond fetches 200 mln at steep yield of 4.44 pct
Economy, while the European Commission sees inflation at 6 pct, according the latest forecasts it issued last
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Industrial turnover grows by 23.5 pct in Sep for lowest rise since end-2022
EconomyMacroeconomyby 16 points. Overall, economic sentiment (ESI) reversed the latest rises and dropped below 100
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In full campaign mode, PM ventures forth to rally support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNow in complete election campaign mode, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is touring Greece to warn voters to disregard the criticism of his government and to back his New Democracy party next year if they want the country to progress and not regress. Mitsotakis latest out-of-Athens speaking event
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek PoliticsYet another poll published this week has shown some erosion in the support for New Democracy and points to some potentially worrying underlying trends for the government, which passed on Thursday the latest pension-related legislation that will lead to many retirees seeing a nominal increase
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