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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
EconomyMacroeconomyto a surplus of 8.7 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget... billion euros. Tax refunds came to 8.42 billion euros. Expenditure Last year, overall expenditure... came to 8.09 billion euros, from 8.37 billion last year. PIB Public Investment Budget revenues came
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Industrial production rises by 3.9 pct YoY in Dec, up 2.3 pct in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew in December with a rise of 3.9 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 4.3 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT... the same period last year. The annual movement in the index reflects a rise of 3.8 percent
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CPI stable at 2.5 pct YoY in Jan, food up 4.5 pct, rents 8.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) was broadly stable at the start of the new year with a rise of 2.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, from 2.6 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Thursday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The average CPI
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Drop of 4.1 pct YoY for car sales at start of 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles going into circulation for the first time had marginal gains of 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the opening of 2026, after a jump of 18.7 percent in December, according to Hellenic... percent. For the full year 2025, road motor cars rose by 5.9 percent annually. Passenger cars were up
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Sharp drop in corporate deposits drives 5.18-bln-euro drop in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyfactor as for accounting purposes firms maintain high liquidity at the end of the fiscal year. The annual growth in January was 5 percent year on year (YoY), from 5.1 percent in the preceding month
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Retail sales conclude 2025 with jump of 6.9 pct YoY in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales growth jumped by 6.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, after a rise of 2.1 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. Over the full 2025 year period, sales have only dropped annually twice, in May and September
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Wages index hits record high YoY rise of 7.9 pct in Q4 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index grew by 7.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, from 7.5 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Monday... (holidays, national holidays, and maternity leave). The last quarter of the year is traditionally strong
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Building activity moderated in Dec, dropped by 2.6 pct in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding activity moderated in December, with a rise of 0.9 percent year-on-year, after an increase of 9.9 percent YoY seen in November, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical... in Western Macedonia with just 24. During the full-year 2025, permits were down by 2.6 percent YoY
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
transport remains disrupted through Q2, average inflation for the year is projected to rise by 1.0–1.5... and the paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz present significant downside risks for the second half of the year... weakened to the lowest in the last year and half. Unemployment The unemployment rate edged up to 8.5 pct
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Mitsotakis and Androulakis clash over rule of law as probability of early polls grows
PoliticsGreek Politicswindow for early elections. Several factors converge to make polls later this year, rather than at the end of the government’s four-year term towards next summer, a real possibility. The term..., for another year. In an interview, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis suggested that once the PM’s
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