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Annual credit growth stays stable at 7.6 pct in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyThe credit expansion in the Greek private sector remained strong in January, rising by 7.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 7.9 percent the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday showed. The net lending flow was negative by 2.14 billion euros after an inflow of 3.88
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CPI picks up in Feb, rising to 2.7 pct YoY as food prices climb again
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) slightly picked up pace in February with a rise of 2.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 2.5 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The average CPI for the rolling 12-month period
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Electricity and manufacturing drive 5.3 pct YoY rise in industrial production for Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew in January with a rise of 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 4 percent in the previous month, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Tuesday. Month-on-month (MoM), the seasonally adjusted index in January recorded
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsin institutional terms. He has long argued that four‑year terms should be completed and that political... polling advantage. “If we implement our commitments, our numbers will be even better this time next year
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Car sales rise by 4.9 pct YoY in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles going into circulation for the first time had gains of 0.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February, after a marginal increase of 0.5 percent in January, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. In February 2025, licences had decreased by 1.2 percent
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Energy keeps import prices in contraction for Jan with 4.6 pct YoY drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s import price index remained in contraction with a drop of 4.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, after a 5.4 percent decrease in the previous month, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. The index peaked in April 2022 with a 39.1 percent
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Industrial turnover falls sharply by 5.3 oct YoY at start of 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a sharp drop of 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January, from a rise of 4.9 percent in December, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. December’s rise was the first positive reading since September. On a rolling
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New Left leader quits as progressives continue to search for coherence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Haritsis’s departure from the leadership of small leftist party New Left crystallises a strategic divide that has been simmering across the Greek centre‑left for more than a year. It arrives... for over a year underlines that the party’s internal equilibrium was already fragile and that New Left
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Significant underspend and tame taxes lead to primary surplus of 2.99 bln in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 2.99 billion euros for February 2026, compared to a surplus of 2.8 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF... euros, identical to last year. PIB Public Investment Budget revenues came to 715 million euros. PIB
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Deposits continue to slide in Feb, falling to 207.52 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyPrivate sector deposits recorded a further drop during February, with a net outflow of 445 million euros, after a drop of 5.18 billion euros in January, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday. The annual growth in February was 5.6 percent year on year (YoY), from
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