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Newsletter 502 - 24/04/2026
as politically motivated has not landed with the public. OPEKEPE tremors Into this environment stepped chief EU... resources available to her Athens office. Her intervention landed at a politically sensitive moment
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Society, including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... the soup kitchens have started doing so in the last six months. Furthermore, 76 percent of those... per month. Six in 10 of those who attend at least one of the two soup kitchens a day are aged
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding down for second month in a row in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomypercent of total Eurosystem funding. In contrast, the ELA funding in February landed at its lowest
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Greece poised to build on investor sentiment with return to bond markets
Economyof 5 billion euros at a yield of 5.90 percent. The Greek 10-year yield landed marginally north of 6
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding falls for third straight month, at lowest since Feb 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding dropped in March at the fastest pace since May 2013. It fell by 7.3 billion in what was the third successive month that funding declined, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure landed at 60.69 billion, its lowest
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SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA landed itself in more hot water this week with its candidate choices for next month’s local and European Parliament elections, creating more doubt about the party’s credentials. The leftist party has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have
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Piraeus Bank reports loss of 247 mln for Q1
EconomyBankingthe elimination of deferred tax asset (DTA), the fully-loaded Basel III CET1 landed at 11 percent. The latter
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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the second consecutive month in April. It landed at 3.03 percent from 2.81 percent in December
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding at lowest since Jan 2010; ELA also wiped out
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 11.3 billion euros in May, the highest monthly drop since January 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure landed at 50.66 billion at the end of May, which is the lowest reading since January 2010
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Greek economic sentiment breaks through 100-point mark for first time since 2008
EconomyMacroeconomy, but not steady, trend. In February 2014 it landed at -65.2. This corresponds to a total increase
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