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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
, from 0.1 pct in the previous quarter. This slight deceleration took H1 growth to just under 2 pct... lower tax rates across the scale by 2 percentage points, the focus has been on young taxpayers, below..., offset by 4 pct drops in electricity and 2 pct in water supply.
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IMF's latest macro and fiscal estimates reflect economic stability
EconomyMacroeconomyeconomy growing by 2 pct this year and in 2026, with both estimates below the outlook the Greek... Outlook (WEO) of April that expected the economy in 2026 to grow by 1.8 pct, and 2 pct this year... by 3.1 pct this year and by 2.5 pct in 2026, moderating to 2 pct by 2030. The current account
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Government’s growth ambitions meet RRF reality
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.6 pct quarter-on-quarter and 2 pct compared to the same period last year. Growth over the first nine months averages 2 pct, and strong private spending during the festive season will be needed... to 2 pct in 2026, or slightly below, with Capital Economics the latest to predict 1.8 pct for next year
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Newsletter 503 - 08/05/2026
, the growth forecast is now lower at 2 pct, down from 2.4 pct in the previous estimate, while inflation... moderately at 1.5 pct, compared with 2 pct last year. The PMI data for April capture the scale... growth in the region of 2 pct, with the latest WEO two weeks ago estimating 1.8 pct for this year
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Iran war begins to bite as costs rise and confidence falls
EconomyMacroeconomyforecast is now lower at 2 pct, down from 2.4 pct in the previous estimate, while inflation is seen... at 1.5 pct, compared with 2 pct last year. The PMI data for April capture the scale of the challenge... in the region of 2 pct, with the latest WEO two weeks ago estimating 1.8 pct for this year. It is hard
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Economic sentiment moderates slightly in July, while consumer confidence rises
EconomyMacroeconomythe rolling 12-month period, July’s ESI is roughly 2 points below August 2025. The average ESI...) dropped markedly to 115.2 points, from 118 points in the previous month. The EEI has improved by over 2... to 28.2 points from 24.7 points in the previous month. The index is higher by 2 points on the rolling
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Economy holds steady in Q2 but autumn set to pose more and tougher tests
EconomyMacroeconomy. This marks a slight acceleration from the 0.2% QoQ growth in Q1 and a minor slowdown from the 2% year... exports of goods and services were up 2% and imports rose 3.7%. Quarterly, household consumption... bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Fuel prices at the pump are now consistently above €2 per litre
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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe possibility of having to implement around 2 billion euros in new austerity measures next year and not discovering what form further debt relief might take until the middle of 2014 has suddenly... the government can find all of the extra 2 billion euros, or more than 1 percent of GDP, it will need
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When will Greek banks operate as credit institutions again?
Agorasustainability of the country and could not come at a less opportune moment.[2] The second structural..., 11th October 2013. [2] The Greek clothing retailer Sprider suspended its commercial operations
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October C/A deficit drops to 351 mln, down 39.1 pct over year
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Ministry of Finance and the troika were calling for a C/A deficit of between 1 and 2 percent of GDP... 2 percent in 2014. The key risk to BoG short-term projections lies with the funding ability
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