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Strong Q1 for tourism as receipts rise by 64 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 409.6 million euros in March, compared to 284.8 million euros in February, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday. The March balance was 137.1 percent higher than the 172.8 million ...
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Strong bond reopening virtually completes Greece's debt strategy for 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyOn Wednesday the PDMA successfully completed its second major transaction for the year, essentially executing the entire annual strategy within the first half of 2026, despite geopolitical tensions, and ahead of any policy decisions by the ECB that woul...
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Car sales remain strong, rising by 3.3% YoY up to May
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles going into circulation for the first time had gains of 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May, after a marginal rise of 0.6 percent in April, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Tuesday. In May 2025, licences had ...
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Strong arrivals push travel balance up 58.5 pct by April
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 735.9 million euros in April, compared to 409.6 million euros in March, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Monday. The April balance was 5.5 percent higher than the 697.3 million euros...
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraconsecutive quarters of economic contraction than the USA had during the Great Depression
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An issue of statistical significance in Greece
Agorain the USA and as the financial crisis was unfolding around the globe, the New Democracy government
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Parties on edge as Golden Dawn case has potential to go either way
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOn a trip to the USA this week, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said his government was in the process of “completely eradicating” Golden Dawn. Events in Athens over the past few days suggest that this will not happen quickly, if it happens at all. Despite Golden Dawn leader Nikos
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SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom a trip to the USA, where he attempted to clear up doubt about whether the party wants Greece
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Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
Agorarecovery. European businesses, in contrast to those in the USA which mainly draw funds from the bond
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Cooperatives on Cyprus: Why they were treated differently to banks
AgoraNo country in an island in today’s integrated world. Thus, the lessons learned in one place can be used to identify problems elsewhere. Despite starting from a different source, the banking collapse in the USA has lessons for Cyprus and parallels to what happened on the island. One of the issues
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