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Mitsotakis hoping for stability dividend, but Predator lurks in background
PoliticsGreek Politics“Strong Economy – Strong Greece”. The goal is to convert the current polling momentum into deeper
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PMI stable in March as war starts affecting business and confidence
EconomyMacroeconomyrate since June 2022. Strong demand allowed manufacturers to raise selling prices, with output charge... lead times since August 2024, firms continued strong input buying, prioritising stockpiling ahead
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Greece unveils new batch of cost-of-living measures after robust 2025 fiscal results
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s statistical authority published on Wednesday the first notification of the fiscal data for 2025, capturing a strong fiscal performance and the ongoing downward path of Greek debt. Last year... in social security funds. Greece also had a strong primary surplus last year, reaching 12.13 billion euros
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Tsipras re‑enters political arena as battle for centre‑left heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsin everyday life and a strong democracy without immunity for politicians and others, to a reoriented... attempt to fuse national identity with left‑wing heritage. This symbolism has provoked strong reactions
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Greece faces prolonged price pressures despite US–Iran deal
EconomyMacroeconomyinfrastructure during the conflict may require months, or even years, to fully repair. There is a strong chance.... Although the initial agreement between the US and Iran has been signed, there is a strong possibility
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Budget primary surplus at 1.51 bln end-May, revenues fall short by 978 mln
EconomyMacroeconomythan double compared to last year’s 707 million, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) final...) and higher Public Investment Budget (PIB) balance (by 1.11 billion) more than offsetting a revenue gap... million reflecting lower than expected revenues partly counterbalance by further restrained primary
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A closer look at the composition of Greece's bad loans
EconomyBankingpercent a year ago. However, the ratio of performing exposures, which are past due less than 90 days, over... respectively. The report revealed that two-thirds of NPEs that are past due more than 90 days (excluding denounced loans) were non-performing for more than one year. For housing loans in particular
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Who pays property tax and how much revealed by Greek authorities
EconomyMacroeconomypercent lower than last year’s figure of 3.25 billion. It should be pointed out that the Finance... billion, implying a collectability rate of more than 83 percent. The bulk (more than 85 percent... tax burden on 2016 was shifted towards large properties. GSPR data showed that more than one-third
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Tax revenue overperformance leads budget primary surplus to 4.44 bln in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomyfigures published a week ago had displayed a primary surplus of 4.39 billion, 45 million lower than... narrowed by more than two thirds from last year and landed at 1.14 billion euros in 2016, 2.48 billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) edged down 1.5 percent in December
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agora. Rather than a barnstorming performance to round off a bitterly-fought contest, Tsipras delivered a rather... was delivered, also later than scheduled. It was another huge disappointment for SYRIZA voters. The ruling party went into Sunday hoping to get more than 25 percent of the vote, aiming to limit New Democracy
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