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Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025
, with the drop accelerating on the back of subdued international demand. Input prices rose sharply, due
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Unemployment rate falls to 8.2 pct in Nov, lowest since 2008
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate had a modest drop in November to 8.2 percent, from 8.6 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. In November last year, the unemployment rate was 9.7 percent. Despite minor fluctuations in recent
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Business landscape dominated by SMEs, six in 10 workers earn below 1,200 euros
EconomyMacroeconomyin the minimum wage, there was a drop of more than 155,000 workers earning between 901 and 1,000
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Wages index hits record high YoY rise of 7.9 pct in Q4 2025
EconomyMacroeconomy, after a drop of 1.2 percent in the previous quarter. In Q4 2025, the index came to 130.9 points
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Industrial turnover falls sharply by 5.3 oct YoY at start of 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a sharp drop of 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, from a rise of 4.9 percent in December, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. December’s rise was the first positive reading since September. On a rolling
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Iran war creates turbulence for Greek tourism outlook
EconomyFeaturesdrop in summer bookings from Israel and the Gulf states since late February. This contraction reflects
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Wages index maintains momentum with 6.7% YoY rise in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyto 117.7 points, from 140.2 in Q4 2025, reflecting a sharp drop of 16 percent QoQ, due to bonus
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Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state
Societyto set up its own centers to provide medical assistance. A similar role is carried out... the idea of helping others. An opinion poll carried out by QED for the Human Grid, a scheme set up... in the Greek capital, suggests that a growing number of Greeks are giving up their time for common causes
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Kammenos ups rhetoric but Independent Greeks' future unclear
PoliticsGreek Politicssentences of up to 10 years if found guilty of conspiring to commit crimes. A few days before the arrest...' association with SYRIZA would do the party "more harm than good." He said the party would end up... Zois, set up his own right-wing movement. However, a possible alliance with SYRIZA has the greatest
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks... are forced to live up to their commitment to provide Greece with further debt relief. Samaras, however... to have the whole of the country hooked up to wireless Internet by next year seemed outlandish, though
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