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BoG sees sustained growth and progress, but challenges require policy drive
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation higher than the euro area average. GDP growth is projected at 2.3 pct in 2024, rising to 2.5... credit upgrades that attracted investors. Greek banks also saw credit rating upgrades, lowering... to businesses growing by 8.5 pct and household lending contracting at a slower pace than in 2023
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Moody's upgrading Greece to investment grade puts an end to painful 15-year cycle
Economyupgrade reflects improved resilience in Greece’s credit profile, with faster-than-expected progress... be considered for further upgrades in the event of stronger-than-expected medium-term growth.... Following Moody’s upgrade, Greece closes a painful 15-year cycle that at the start of 2012 saw the country
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
that was taken up by more than a dozen MPs. The PM’s office was reportedly angered by the public comments... other groups of public employees, but he wanted to manage these demands in a way he saw fit... have lost more than 2 percentage points in voting intentions, bringing them to 26.5 pct from 28.6 pct
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Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties in Greece. New Left went as step further than PASOK in condemning Israel’s actions... the Mitsotakis administration more exposed politically withing Greece than it has been since the war in Gaza... of respondents (61 pct) saw Israel as an ally of Greece, while 37 pct did not see it this way
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Voters’ belief in progressive parties tested as PASOK and SYRIZA search for answers
PoliticsGreek Politicslead such an initiative rather than one of the existing leaders. There has been much speculation... it now stands for in the wake of a turbulent couple of years that saw the departure of the totemic... that they cannot entertain another leadership discussion less than a year after the last contest
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the highest housing cost burdens in the European Union, with low-income families spending more than 60... to a market where residential prices continue to climb. Thessaloniki saw a 10 pct year-on-year increase... that the relief package will do more than offer temporary breathing room. It must convince a weary public
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicson firefighting rather than prevention has resulted in failure. KKE also admonished the government... to invest in arms procurement rather than firefighting equipment. In a sign of the souring..., which saw the largest single wildfire on record, and 2024, when a fire burned through suburbs
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Government lines up crackdown on NGOs as next piece in harsher migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical benefits: Rallying right-wing voters by staking out a tougher stance than PASOK or SYRIZA... to 2023, the poorest saw an 8.1 percent income decline as the wealthiest enjoyed a 13 percent boost... to be had over Greece’s soul, rather than just economic policy. Presumably, he will be hoping that his
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsto action. Tsipras’s high-profile appearance in Thessaloniki, which some observers saw as an attempt... as cynical electioneering rather than genuine relief. Culture clash By contrast, Mitsotakis sprinkled his...,” rather than casting doubt on citizens for supposedly misunderstanding his record. Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
be present “at the side of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it.” Despite...% of respondents remain undecided, which is more than any opposition party. This bloc is dominated by middle-aged... a different future. In 2023, the sector of "Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities" saw the most
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