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Economic sentiment slides in Nov, consumer confidence drops sharply
EconomyMacroeconomythe rolling 12-month period, November’s ESI was marginally lower by 0.2 points from December 2024... on a 12-month rolling basis, from -44.5 points in December 2024. The Employment Expectations Indicator... points in the previous month. Since December 2024, industry confidence is up by just 0.3 points
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Farmers’ fury grows as government scrambles for response
PoliticsGreek Politicscrossing with North Macedonia on 4 December, while a joint blockade at Siatista on the Egnatia is scheduled for 6 December. Symbolic protests have added to the spectacle. In Larissa, livestock... calm and control. Its response has coalesced around a threefold message: December will be a month
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Manufacturing continues to expand in Dec as PMI sees minor rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s manufacturing PMI was almost unchanged in December with a minor rise to 52.9 points, from... by stronger demand from European customers. Manufacturing output continued to expand in December, supported... in December. Growth in input buying was strong, but extended delivery times limited the expansion of pre
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Small total surplus for budget at close of 2025 as underspend remains prominent
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance produced a surplus of 8 billion euros up to December, according.... The total budget balance up to December showed a minor surplus of 17 million euros, from a 369 million euros surplus up to December 2024. The overall balance is better than the target by 2.6 billion euros
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Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomy) 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 had decreased marginally by 0.2 percent annually. Car sales in December came to 18,341 compared to 14,815 in 2024, a sharp increase of 23.8 percent
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Labour market ends 2025 with a positive hiring balance of 77,074 jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance ended 2025 with 14,524 more departures than hires in December, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s ERGANI information system. The hiring balance in December last... of 2025. Total hirings in December came to 231,834 versus 246,358 departures. Voluntary departures
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Trade deficit jumps to 3.5 bln in Dec, full year down by 5.9 pct at 33.52 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit rose by 2.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, after a drop of 15.1... euros for December. Imports totalled 7.66 billion euros, rising by 1.5 percent YoY. Exports totalled 4.11 billion euros, rising by 0.7 percent. In December last year, the trade deficit was 3.47 billion
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Industrial production rises by 3.9 pct YoY in Dec, up 2.3 pct in 2025
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew in December with a rise of 3.9 percent year-on-year...) data released on Tuesday. Month-on-month (MoM), the seasonally adjusted index in December recorded a rise of 1.4 percent. For the January to December period, the index is up by 2.3 percent, from
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Greek banks less reliant on Eurosystem funding in September
EconomyMacroeconomy, with the aggregate amount showing a significant reduction of 48.4 billion since the end of December and 62.8... in the July – December 2012 period, when Greek Government Bonds (GGBs) were not accepted... at 5 percent in the last quarter of 2012. The ECB statement on December 19, 2012, following Eurogroup
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Greek banks’ reliance on Eurosystem fell by 2.36 bln in October
Economythe end of December and 48.1 percent (or 65.18 billion) since its peak in June 2012. The ongoing sharp... – December 2012, when Greek Government Bonds (GGBs) were not accepted as collateral by the ECB... in the last quarter of 2012. The ECB statement on December 19, 2012, following the Eurogroup’s decision
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