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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyconducted in 2016, consumers are showing a strong preference for products made locally. One of the main..., down from almost 310 euros per month in the previous survey conducted based on 2015 data. Around 60
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H1 bank results show performance stabilising, laying ground for further improvement
EconomyBankingGreece’s systemic banks reached the end of the first half of 2019 with relatively strong performance and the further derisking of their balance sheets as efforts continued to offload bad loans... in H1, an increase of 54 percent YoY. This was followed by NBG, where PPI rose by 26 percent to 310
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyin relation to what is happening in Ukraine, underscoring the need for a strong reaction... the world's longest submarine power cable (310 kilometres (190 mi) from Israel to Cyprus and 898
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the will of their voters. The response from the leadership has been strong, deploying a number... the seeds of its implementation. It also hints that a similar path may beckon for other initiatives..., on the issue of same-sex marriage and adoption, the poll reveals strong public opposition across
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PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsto back his party for a strong voice in Brussels, to continue delivering the changes the country needs. He also pledges to fight what he calls the “deep state”, which he hints is standing in the way... between the intervention in the Law School protest and Mitsotakis’s desire to appear strong
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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
will be especially worried that Alco’s survey suggests that PASOK is gaining a strong foothold in the centre... these two fringe parties on 5.7 pct.EconomyBudget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political... to moderate at 0.6 pct annually, now five months below the headline figure. Housing inflation remains strong
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
week has been dominated by payouts, protests and a memoir that hints at comeback. Prime Minister... to recovery narrativeThe final 2026 budget submitted to Parliament last week reaffirmed Greece’s strong... strong in Q3 with a rise of 7.7 pct year-on-year (YoY), from 7.6 pct in the previous quarter. Price
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby... legislation last week, trying to tread a fine line between the strong opposition to the measures shown
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PMI rises to 54.7 in March as first quarter comes to strong end
EconomyMacroeconomyover the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. The latest reading marks a strong close... of growth for Greek manufacturers since October 2001. Strong output was a leading contributor to the rise... orders slowed compared to February, but remained strong. This growth was linked to greater advertising
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Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGolden Dawn maintains a strong following in Athens, a new poll has shown, but it is drawing support from sources that many Greeks and commentators might find surprising. According to an opinion poll... also hints at the difficulties other parliamentary parties face in trying to counter Golden Dawn’s
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