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  1. Oct budget execution data affirms strong revenue performance

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 10.25 billion euros up to October, compared to a surplus of 13.53 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on T...

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  2. Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Vehicles going into circulation for the first time jumped by 18.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, after a drop of 1.6 percent in November, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. In December 2024, licences h...

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  3. Who’s afraid of Angela Merkel?

    Agora

    Angela Merkel triumphed in the German elections. The 41.5 percent gained by the CDU/CSU put her in the same league as her conservative predecessors, Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl. While most..., and the preference towards a grand coalition between CDU and SPD seems rather strong. Therefore it is rather

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  4. Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
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    Economy

    The recapitalisation of Greek banks carried out in June 2013 put an end (at that time) to a long period of uncertainty regarding the bolstering of their capital base and ability to raise fresh money... strong interest for the transaction. Thus, Eurobank’s capital shortfall could be covered by private

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  5. Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and even then it can only be put towards one-off measures, not those of a permanent fiscal nature... pressure from the troika. New Democracy has strong support among these groups and was concerned about

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  6. Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals

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    be explained by the Spanish banks’ strong dependence on emerging markets, such as Latin America... government were imprisoned for belonging to a network that, as the judge put, “favored relatives

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  7. 21,717,120,000
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    on the German bund is at less than 1.5 percent today and fell as low as 1.2 percent last summer. Simply put... appreciate strong views and economic charts look out for Yiannis in The Agora. Follow Yiannis

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  8. Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    mean in the EU elections. He has argued that this would put stability at risk and it is certain.... The centrist party led by journalist Stavros Theodorakis remains somewhat of an enigma but a strong

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  9. PASOK's future hangs in balance as Greece prepares for EU vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is at the lower end of this spectrum on Sunday then PASOK’s future will certainly be put in doubt... on the fact that candidates supported by PASOK are in strong positions in Athens, Thessaloniki and elsewhere

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  10. Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that there is strong momentum in its favour. It is no surprise that in his post-election address Prime Minister... sustainability have been put off. One of the reasons is that the government’s aggregate vote came

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