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Corporate lending leads credit to 5.5 pct growth in Jul, highest since Sep 2009
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit movement in the Greek private sector gathered more pace in July, rising by 5.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) from a 4.5 percent rise in June, and 3.3 percent in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Friday showed. The growth in credit expansion had remained broadly stable after reaching
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Wages index grows by 5.5 pct in Q1, slows from previous quarter
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index kept the strong growth trend rising by 5.5 percent year-on-year, from an upwards revised 8.8 percent in the last quarter of 2022, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The wages index captures employees’ gross earnings
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Drop in energy prices bring import index down by 5.5 pct YoY in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s import price index remained in contraction in October, dropping by 5.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 10.6 percent drop in the previous month, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. The index recorded more than one year of consecutive
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
, while volume slumped 31.6 percent. The aggregate figures for the whole year point to a drop of 5.5... until the full details of such a settlement are known. A comment by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis.... As a result, the index landed at 88.7, after peaking to 91 in the previous quarter, which
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... be adopting a policy based on disincentives under the current government to deter migrants from trying... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar
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Athens welcomes volume, form of Commission's pandemic recovery plan
Economyeuros, mainly in the form of grants funded via joint debt issuance,” he said. “The bar has been set...There was a pleasant surprise for Greece on Wednesday when the European Commission announced its proposal for a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of 750 billion euros, which will be attached
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyon the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. According to press reports, Turkey maintains five frigates closely to Libya
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
to go down as the man who split PASOK apart and brought down the coalition government. Venizelos, though... heard from the opposition party delegation. The “SYRIZA leaks” do not make for pleasant reading
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts on securing the support of two countries that it believes that could deter Turkish activities: The United
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de... closed detention facility would be built on Crete. These steps, he said, would deter future arrivals
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