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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
PoliticsOPEKEPE drives turbulence as scandals rise up political agendaThe OPEKEPE subsidy scandal... as oil, energy, and raw material prices increased, pushing operating expenses up at the fastest rate... weakened to the lowest in the last year and half. Unemployment The unemployment rate edged up to 8.5 pct
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Iran war fallout impacts Mar prices as energy drives 3.9 pct YoY CPI rise
EconomyMacroeconomya 0.1 percent increase in the previous month. In March 2025, the CPI was up by 2.4 percent YoY... annually in March. Month-on-month, the HICP was up by 2.1 percent. In March, the annual CPI movement... offset by the decrease, mainly, in the prices of natural gas. Specifically, rents were up by 7.6 percent
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Support measures bring Mitsotakis temporary relief as OPEKEPE headache persists
PoliticsGreek Politicsextends earlier subsidies on diesel into May and on fertilisers up to August. The criteria... with the 300 million euros of measures announced in March, the latest package uses up all of the available... their names in the courts; however, in the days leading up to the vote several of their colleagues
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ND moves to contain demands for parliamentary scrutiny as polls show opposition in flux
PoliticsGreek Politicsof national elections, with opposition parties accusing the government of a continuing cover-up. The latest... that New Democracy was perpetrating “yet another” cover-up. In a similar vein, government sources have... Tsipras party scores 19 pct in the likely-to-vote measure, up four points from the previous survey
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BoG outlines factors hampering affordability in Greek housing market
EconomyMacroeconomyfor apartments older than five years growing by 8.1%, while those for newer units (up to five years... mirrored this trend, with the rent index climbing to 116.1 by late 2025, up from 106.8 the previous... of credit criteria, particularly as mortgage lending begins to pick up. Perhaps most concerning
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CPI at 5.4 pct YoY in April - highest since early 2023
EconomyMacroeconomyin the previous month. In April 2025, the CPI was up by 2 percent YoY. April’s figure is the highest since... by 4.6 percent annually in April. Month-on-month, the HICP was up by 1.6 percent. In April, the annual... fuels. Specifically, rents were up by 7.6 percent YoY. After moderating for nearly three quarters
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Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen billed as a potentially tense session, even a moment of internal revolt, ended up seeming more... losing altitude. PASOK edges up to 12.2% from 12%, consolidating its position in second place, while...% rule out supporting it, which is an increase of six points from the previous survey. Up to 15
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Greece braces for major inflation shock as Middle East standoff continues
EconomyMacroeconomy. As expected, energy products led the rise, with refined oil products up by 52.5%, followed by crude... 2025. ELSTAT data shows crop output up by 9.2%, while animal output prices rose by 5.4%. Vegetables...% increase. Input prices reflect this upward pressure on goods sold: total inputs were up by 4.5
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Strong Q1 for tourism as receipts rise by 64 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the month were 669.4 million euros, compared to 430.3 million euros in 2025, up 55.6 percent year... in March reached 1.27 million, up 38.1 percent YoY. Arrivals from the EU totalled roughly 680,000, of which... percent to 1.68 billion euros. Payments also increased to 747.7 million, up 12 percent, bringing
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence recover some ground in May
EconomyMacroeconomyat 93.7 points in May, from 93.4 in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI was also slightly up... June 2025, industry confidence is up by roughly 5 points. The services index dropped to 22.7 points... by 3 points since June 2025. Construction confidence had a further rebound, up to 34.9 points from
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