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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
strong regional support. A new poll published by Interview for the Political.gr website underscores... strong conviction that "Mental health is more important than financial security", with a score... with a strong sense of generational decline. The belief that "my parents' generation lived in better
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Newsletter 516 - 04/09/2026
macroeconomic success with daily life. Strong fiscal indicators do not persuade citizens facing high... national health system and an 11‑point private‑debt plan. ELAS has enjoyed strong momentum since its... on the country’s prospects. It highlights Greece’s track record of reforms, strong investment momentum
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DBRS leaves rating unchanged at 'BBB', ups outlook to positive
EconomyMacroeconomydeficit of 1.0% across other EU countries. Strong results reflected expenditure restraint...% in 2026 and 134.4% in 2027, supported by strong nominal GDP growth, sizable primary surpluses and early..., but remained well above pre‑pandemic levels. Strong domestic demand and investment increased imports
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Banks’ EFSF bonds QE eligible but with little impact on liquidity
Economyin the programme. The bulk of banks’ EFSF bond holding were used until now as collateral for ECB funding... for the participation of Greek banks’ EFSF bond holdings in ECB quantitative easing (QE) in the context of its Public... shows Piraeus has the largest EFSF bond holdings of 14.26 billion euros at the end of 2015, followed
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agora. It is, however, also true that holding so much cash is inefficient and costly, because cash assets... that both the Greek and the euro area governments tend to increase their liquidity holdings in times of stress (proxied in the balance sheet by “currency” holdings). Around 2010 and 2020, governments
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Newsletter 365 - 13/01/2023
participation was significantly diluted with the holding at Alpha trimmed to 66.2 pct, in Eurobank to 35.4 pct... of securing a premium of the holdings that will maximise the benefits for the Greek state. Over the course... in NBG and 26.4 pct in Piraeus, essentially the current holdings that are up for divestment. Greek
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HFSF sets out bank divestment strategy, marking final chapter in turbulent story
EconomyBankingwith the holding at Alpha trimmed to 66.2 pct, in Eurobank to 35.4 pct, in NBG to 57.2 pct and in Piraeus... than 5 pct ownership, with the overarching objective of securing a premium of the holdings..., essentially the current holdings that are up for divestment. Greek banks have experienced a rather
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HELPE privatisation moves closer as ROSCO sale is completed
EconomyProgrammeand Dutch company Vitol Holding to progress to the next round. The companies which did not meet the necessary criteria were Alrai Group Holdings Limited, a consortium composed of the companies Carbon... percent of HELPE shares and Paneuropean Oil and Industrial Holdings hold 45.5 percent. The remaining
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Bank framework paves way for Eurobank capital increase, gives HFSF flexibility
EconomyBanking, confirming the recent strong investor interest in Greek bank stocks. Alpha’s private placement... covered by the HFSF. The HFSF may decide on the disposal of its bank holdings over the next five... a more flexible and effective way of managing and disposing its bank holdings, which is currently
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Services help increase Greek current account surplus to 1.37 bln in June
EconomyMacroeconomya rise in non-residents’ arrivals by 13.7 percent. Following the strong performance in June, the drop... to residents’ holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills partly offset by an inflow in non-residents’ investment...’ holdings of Greek stocks. Reserve assets remained flat month on month at 5 billion, yet
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