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Eurobank records strong profits of 691 mln in H1, net interest income jumps 12.2 pct
EconomyBankingEurobank posted a net profit of 691 million euros in H1 2025, from 721 million euros a year earlier, down by 4.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in H1 to 1.02 billion euros, from 958 mil...
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Wages grew by 8.7 pct YoY in Q2 thanks to strong seasonal hires
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index grew by 8.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, from 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The wages index captures employees’ gross earnin...
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Strong tax revenues, major underspend lead primary surplus 3.57 bln above target in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.5 billion euros up to August, compared to a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Thurs...
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Oct budget execution data affirms strong revenue performance
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 10.25 billion euros up to October, compared to a surplus of 13.53 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on T...
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Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles going into circulation for the first time jumped by 18.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, after a drop of 1.6 percent in November, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. In December 2024, licences h...
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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.09 billion euros for 2025, compared to a surplus of 8.7 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Expenditure, excludi...
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Despite strong close in Dec, industrial turnover up by just 0.3 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a significant rise of 5.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, from unchanged in November, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. The previous two months were revised...
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How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
Agorastrong showing among those over 50 with a 27 percent share, followed by PAOK with 19 percent and SYRIZA... employees and the self-employed. ND had a strong showing among farmers and housewives. With Greece having... translated into a strong rejection of SYRIZA across society. It was predictable that the pledges Tsipras made
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
in the first quarter, stabilisation in the second quarter and strong growth in the second half of the year... police force has given rise to strong opposition by parties on the left as well as by sections.... The announcement prompted a strong reaction from SYRIZA, which accused the government of prioritising
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Mitsotakis enjoys growing popular backing at home, as efforts intensify to defuse border crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsborders, backed by strong popular support. While the previous weeks had seen the government in Athens on the receiving end of strong internal opposition for their handling of the migration crisis... will be considerably easier. The meeting is expected to reaffirm their joint position on strong European borders
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