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Newsletter 489 - 19/12/2025
reflects its effort to balance fiscal constraints — evident in the 2026 budget voted through... approved but familiar shortcomings temper government's economic recordThe 2026 budget was passed through... in 2026. Headline interventions include a universal two‑point drop in income tax, excluding the 9
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Newsletter 495 - 20/02/2026
2026 progresses, the final fiscal and economic picture for 2025 is due to emerge, with ELSTAT expected... is taking its final shape. In the final 2026 budget submission at the end of November, the Finance... in 2026. Over the first nine months of 2025, for which data is available, GDP growth was 2 pct
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DBRS leaves rating unchanged at 'BBB', cautions about risks and challenges
Economyin September 2025. The government’s 2026 budget projects further debt reduction to 138.2 pct of GDP... repayments. While economic and fiscal conditions are expected to remain favourable in 2026, risks include..., especially after the phase-out of EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) grants in 2026. DBRS adds
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Iran war creates turbulence for Greek tourism outlook
EconomyFeaturesmonths of 2026. The profile of these cancellations is particularly damaging. Routes connecting Athens... lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 1.9%, down from an earlier projection of 2.1%, citing geopolitical... notes that Greece has entered 2026 with a “sound” banking balance sheet and a strong primary surplus
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Unlocking inactive properties: How vacant homes distort Greece's property market
EconomyFeaturespositive momentum in the early months of 2026, though the pace of price increases has begun to slow compared to previous years. Nominal apartment prices rose by 8.1% in 2025, with Q1 2026 showing a further increase of 5.7%. This growth is unevenly distributed; while Athens saw a 5.2% increase in early 2026
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Newsletter 514 - 24/07/2026
2026–2030, intended to reassure voters that the government has a long‑term vision for economic... Papathanassis clarified that of the €23 billion headline figure, €17.1 billion is new money for 2026–2030... one, with elections at the end of the four‑year term; an autumn 2026 vote, driven by concern
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Property price growth slows to 5.5% YoY in Q2, at new all-time high
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece decelerated in the second quarter of 2026, increasing by 5.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) from 6.6 percent in Q1 2026, Bank of Greece (BoG) data... prices grew by 15.6 percent. The index stood at 114.2 points in Q2, from 112.8 points in Q1 2026
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Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
Agorathat will be gradually merged into a single system by 2026 (yes, 2026). Levies on banks will help build up the common
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
Economyissue is due on the 23rd of July 2026 and the transaction’s yield settled at 1.9 percent, with a spread of 243.3 basis points over the German DBR with a coupon of 0.5 percent, due in February 2026
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Newsletter 215 -19/07/2019
of July 2026 and the transaction’s yield settled at 1.9 percent, with a spread of 243.3 basis points over the German DBR with a coupon of 0.5 percent, due in February 2026. Both the coupon and yield
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