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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
PoliticsPM relies on relief, labour deal as farmers protest and Tsipras publishesGreece’s political week has been dominated by payouts, protests and a memoir that hints at comeback. Prime Minister... an increase of 6.6 pct. Thessaloniki property prices had a stronger rise than the capital, going up by 9.6
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Travel receipts up by a modest 3.5 pct in July in aftermath of capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyreflects the negative sentiment due to the capital controls and bank holiday, according to BoG... - the recessionary impact from capital controls, with Greek officials and banks now forecasting a GDP
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Sharp drop of 5.3 bln for Greek ELA funding after completion of capital increases
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros to 77.49 billion in November on the back of the completion of Greek banks’ capital... in the form of ESM bonds to cover their total capital needs under the adverse stress test scenario. So
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Tsakalotos confident on meeting fiscal targets, sees capital controls being gradually relaxed
EconomyProgrammewill be on institutional and growth issues. Asked about the lifting of capital controls, he said... the early repayment of loans. Tsakalotos stressed that the lifting of capital controls is closely linked
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HFSF sees market value of bank holdings plunge to 2.4 bln after closure, capital controls
EconomyBanking, and the losses of 10.16 billion for 2015, which were partly mitigated by a capital increase of 5.43 billion... of the Greek banking index particularly after the imposition of capital controls and bank
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S&P raises Greek rating to 'BB-' on reduced fiscal risks, lifting of capital controls
Economyto materialise before it considers an upgrade. Two of those conditions, the complete lifting of capital... capital controls without any adverse effects on bank deposits. The agency believes that this development
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Three months on from imposition of capital controls, some restrictions being relaxed
EconomyThree months after the imposition of capital controls on June 29, the Finance Ministry outlined on Monday the restrictions or relaxations that are currently in effect. Although the daily withdrawal limit for Greek bank customers remains unchanged, there is a gradual return to some kind of normality
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Retail sales nosedive by 8.7 pct in July amid capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyThe turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell sharply by 8.7 percent in July, after a 1.7 percent drop in June, the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday. The July rate is the highest negative reading over the last two years and is largely attributed to the imposition of capital
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Moscovici tries to kill discussion of primary surplus targets as easing of capital controls cleared
EconomyProgrammeof capital controls, which was flagged up by the Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras in a speech
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Capital controls trigger big rise in card use and VAT revenues, Bank of Greece data shows
EconomyMacroeconomyThe significant increase in the use of debit and credit cards after the imposition of capital controls in July 2015 is having a positive impact on VAT revenues by improving collectability, the Bank of Greece (BoG) concludes in its interim monetary policy report published last Friday. In contrast
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