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Sale of Alpha, NBG stakes move state's bank divestment forward as realised losses near 12 bln
EconomyBankingThe Greek government is moving ahead swiftly with the execution of its plan to divest from the Greek systemic banks. Since Eurobank bought back a small 1.4 pct stake held by the state, the sale of the stake in Alpha Bank has been completed and the proce...
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Property price growth slows to 7.8 pct YoY in Q3, index near prior all-time high
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece slowed in the third quarter of 2024, increasing by 7.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) from an upwards revised 9.4 percent in Q2 2024, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed. There has bee...
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Central government debt rises to 403.2 bln in Q2, cash reserves near 42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt recorded a rise of roughly 1 billion euros to 403.2 billion euros in Q2 2025, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Tuesday. Bonds were essentially unchanged at 98.6 billion euros, while short-term notes w...
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Emboldened Mitsotakis plans for Erdogan meeting, next step in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign Policytime. In his interview with Alpha TV, Mitsotakis said that meeting with Erdogan “would seem to me... about me; that he doesn't want to meet me. (Erdogan needs) to appreciate the fact that- indeed -our
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Social impact of crisis seen easing in 2018, but 31.8 pct still at risk of poverty/exclusion
Society2012 and 2016, the rate of material deprivation began to decline in 2017. However, as with the risk-of-poverty rate, it remains high overall. Material deprivation across the whole population stood... of material deprivation was found to be those aged 17 and under, where the rate stood at 18.6 percent
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Over one in five Greeks struggled to make ends meet in 2017
Societydeprived and were unable to make ends meet in 2017. Severe material deprivation is defined as being..., the highest since the survey’s records begin in 2003. The data set shows that severe material... with the lowest material deprivation rate was 2009 at 11 percent, shortly before Greece signed up to its first
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Taking a macro snapshot
Agora“Seems to be this assumption that if you accurately report that the data is getting better (in Greece) you’re Olli Rehn”, said to me the other day someone whose opinion I regard highly and got me thinking. The comment coincided with the successful conclusion of the troika’s inspection last week
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Who’s afraid of Angela Merkel?
Agorawas: “You know me.” This was the closest a campaign has come to Adenauer’s “No experiments” in the late...?” Or better: “Who will govern the country under me?” Despite the fantastic result of the CDU/CSU
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Newsletter 92 - 14/10/2016
in the end was awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. “Tomorrow that could be me. Tomorrow I... there to help me,” added Valiamos. It is exactly this lucent combination of altruism and empathy
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Making the extraordinary ordinary
AgoraManuel Santos. “Tomorrow that could be me. Tomorrow I might have to get a boat and leave, and have my baby on board. Wherever I’d end up, I’d want someone there to help me,” added Valiamos
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