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Greece unveils new batch of cost-of-living measures after robust 2025 fiscal results
EconomyMacroeconomyfor 2025, capturing a strong fiscal performance and the ongoing downward path of Greek debt. Last year... to cushion the impact of the Iran conflict. ELSTAT says that last year the general government... in social security funds. Greece also had a strong primary surplus last year, reaching 12.13 billion euros
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Deposits rise by 2.13 bln in March, up to 209.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyon Wednesday. The annual growth in March was 5.4 percent year on year (YoY), from 5.6 percent in the preceding... euros. Despite the mixed picture, deposits have been above the 200-billion-euro mark for nearly one year
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BoG sees Greek growth resilience, highlights global risks
EconomyMacroeconomythan the previous year. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) declined slightly to 2.9... economy faces several headwinds in the coming year. GDP is now seen growing by 1.9% this year, while
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Trade deficit widens by 14.3 pct YoY in Feb as exports face challenges
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit jumped by 14.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February, after a drop of 0.9 percent in January, according to data released by ELSTAT on Wednesday. The deficit came to 2.79... 3.92 billion euros, falling by 3.6 percent. In February last year, the trade deficit was 2.44
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Trade deficit narrowed by 30.5 pct YoY in Mar, down 7.2 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit fell sharply in March with a 30.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop, after a jump of 14.3 percent in February, according to data released by ELSTAT on Friday. The deficit came.... Exports totalled 4.94 billion euros, rising sharply by 25 percent. In March last year, the trade deficit
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EPPO raises stakes over judicial independence question as new political entrants build cases
PoliticsGreek Politics- granting them only a two‑year extension instead - has a negative effect on the EPPO’s independence..., not to shield politicians. The government’s line is that the two‑year renewal of the delegated prosecutors... to select their successors. This year’s choices are seen as particularly critical, not only because
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Building activity continues strong start to 2026 with 5.4 pct YoY rise in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding activity growth slowed in February, with a rise of 5.4 percent year-on-year, after an increase of 15.4 percent YoY seen in January, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical... positive reading of last year and permits have been growing since. On a regional basis, the picture
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Newsletter 506 - 29/05/2026
a jump by 51.5 pct. The period has some base effects as last year the construction market.... The issue was settled mid-year and permits have been growing since May 2025. During the first two months of the year, permits are up by almost 10 pct.
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
AgoraStatesman last year, Burnham – who studied English at Cambridge University - cited Tony Harrison... is currently borrowing at some of its highest costs in a generation. Yields on 10‑year gilts - the benchmark... into these constraints. Meanwhile, Britain’s public services are crumbling. The 10‑year plan to overhaul
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Deposits fall marginally in April as rise for households offsets business drop
EconomyMacroeconomyon Tuesday. The annual growth in April was 5.8 percent year on year (YoY), from 5.4 percent... a year. The current level is the highest since the summer of 2010. Before the debt crisis
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