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Eurobank records strong profits of 691 mln in H1, net interest income jumps 12.2 pct
EconomyBankingEurobank posted a net profit of 691 million euros in H1 2025, from 721 million euros a year earlier, down by 4.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in H1 to 1.02 billion euros, from 958 mil...
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Wages grew by 8.7 pct YoY in Q2 thanks to strong seasonal hires
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index grew by 8.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, from 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The wages index captures employees’ gross earnin...
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Strong tax revenues, major underspend lead primary surplus 3.57 bln above target in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.5 billion euros up to August, compared to a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Thurs...
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Oct budget execution data affirms strong revenue performance
EconomyMacroeconomyThe 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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Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyVehicles 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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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.09 billion euros for 2025, compared to a surplus of 8.7 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Expenditure, excludi...
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Despite strong close in Dec, industrial turnover up by just 0.3 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a significant rise of 5.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, from unchanged in November, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. The previous two months were revised...
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Strong travel receipts in Jan, balance up 157.6 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 234 million euros in January, compared to 313.2 million euros in December, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday. The January balance was 157.6 percent higher than the 90.8 millio...
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Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
PoliticsForeign Policytheir six-month detention. The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias for the unveiling... issue topping the agenda in Izmir. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to meet next week...] Tsipras, [Defense Minister Panos] Kammenos and [Foreign Minister Nikos] Kotzias wanted to present
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting scheduled as Athens and Ankara eye quieter summer
PoliticsForeign Policy. This was made clear during Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ recent visit to Ankara and the trip made... by the visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Pristina on June 4 In his joint statements with his counterpart, Donika Gervalla-Schwarz, Nikos Dendias said that: “We have an Office of Trade
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