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Trade deficit narrows by 15.1 pct YoY in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit fell sharply by 15.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in November, after a drop of 18.4 percent in October, according to data released by ELSTAT on Friday. The deficit came to 2.8 billion euros for November. Imports totalled 6.87 billion euros, falling by 6.6 percent YoY. Exports
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Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026
are up by 6.6 pct. Electricity prices also beat with the headline CPI with a rise of 4.1 pct. Aside
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Record bonds, rising bills: Greece’s economic paradox
Agoramaintenance costs increased 6.6%. Eating out was 7.4% more expensive, air travel nearly 12% higher
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCourse of Freedom registers 8.5 pct, Greek Solution 8.1 pct, and the Communist Party (KKE) 6.6 pct
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Retail sales growth slows to 1.7 pct YoY in Nov on back of sharp drop in fuel transactions
EconomyMacroeconomysharply and turned negative to -4.7 points, from 6.6 points in the previous month, almost
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Eurobank net profit rose to 331 mln in Q1, commission income jumps 20 pct YoY
EconomyBankingEurobank posted a net profit of 331 million euros in Q1 2026, from 314 million euros a year earlier, up by 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 536 million euros, from 503 million euros in the same period of 2025. P&L Net
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare to vote on the maritime boundaries deal between Athens and Cairo that triggered the latest round of tension with Ankara. The roll call vote on the agreement with Egypt, as well as an earlier, similar
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Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe suppression of the previous week’s catastrophic wildfires and the traditional end of the Greek summer holiday season is giving the country’s political forces an opportunity to regroup and prepare the agenda for the return to business. For the government this means expediting the support package
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis prepare to travel to Thessaloniki to provide their responses to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at the trade fair on Saturday, the surveillance scandal continues to be a bone of contention between the government
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Two more parties prepare to step onto overcrowded Greek political stage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe fragmentation of Greek politics shows no sign of abating: The creation of another two parties – on opposite sides of the political spectrum – has been announced. Former cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos said on Tuesday he would launch a right-wing pa...
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