https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:51:59 GMT 2026-09-23T06:51:59Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16464 Positive developments around Greek sovereign bonds (GGBs) continued last Friday, with Moody’s upgrading its outlook on Greece to positive from neutral, while Scope Ratings raised the country’s credit rating by one notch to BBB+ with a stable outlook. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:52:33 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16464 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-21T11:52:33Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16446 The macroeconomic releases — the latest Q2 GDP and national CPI data — were the main domestic economic events of last week, while developments outside Greece are fuelling concern about difficult months ahead for households. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:25:01 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16446 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-14T08:25:01Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16426 DBRS kept Greece’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’ on Friday while upgrading the outlook from stable to positive. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:16:41 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16426 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-09-07T06:16:41Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16407 With the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) now days away, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy have entered a period of intense political choreography with the aim of tempting voters as the general elections approach. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:37:10 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16407 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-28T07:37:10Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16392 Greece’s central government debt recorded an increase of roughly 2 billion euros to 402.64 billion euros in Q2 2026, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Thursday. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:56:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16392 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-20T07:56:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16391 The PM’s office is gearing up to fight a long election campaign based on economic policy, with reports increasingly dismissing an early polls scenario. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:04:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16391 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-19T09:04:09Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16390 Greece announced this week that it intends to continue the debt prepayment strategy that the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) has employed since 2019, with another prepayment of 4.7 billion euros to take place before the end of the year. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:46:51 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16390 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-08-19T08:46:51Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16274 The Bank of Greece released on Tuesday its Monetary Policy Report for 2025-2026. The report outlines a period of significant global instability contrasted with the notable resilience and continued growth of the Greek economy. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:17:32 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16274 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-06-24T06:17:32Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16245 On Wednesday the PDMA successfully completed its second major transaction for the year, essentially executing the entire annual strategy within the first half of 2026, despite geopolitical tensions, and ahead of any policy decisions by the ECB that would raise interest rates. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:48:21 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16245 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-06-11T07:48:21Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16190 Greece’s central government debt recorded a drop of roughly 5.5 billion euros to 400.52 billion euros in Q1 2026, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Wednesday. Wed, 20 May 2026 09:52:50 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16190 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-20T09:52:50Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16112 The IMF published this week its latest macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts in the context of the spring meetings with the World Bank, capturing the effects of the Iran conflict and its impact on the global outlook. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:25:43 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16112 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-04-16T07:25:43Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16066 Scope Ratings left Greece’s rating unchanged at ‘BBB’ on Friday, while maintaining the positive outlook, as part of its regular monitoring review process. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:07:46 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16066 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-23T08:07:46Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16050 Moody’s kept Greece’s rating unchanged at ‘Baa3’ on Friday, also maintaining the outlook at stable. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:25:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16050 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-16T09:25:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16033 DBRS has kept Greece’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB’ and the outlook remained stable. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:08:13 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.16033 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-09T09:08:13Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15977 Greece’s central government debt recorded a rise of roughly 4 billion euros to 406.18 billion euros in Q4 2025, the Finance Ministry's (MoF) debt bulletin showed on Friday. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:27:02 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15977 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-02-20T08:27:02Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15883 Greece’s debt managers tapped markets for the first time this year on Tuesday with a transaction that broke the demand record and secured very competitive yield and spread, allowing them to swiftly cover half of the debt strategy of the year. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:49:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15883 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-01-14T09:49:03Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15872 At the end of last year, Greece’s debt managers published the country’s debt strategy for 2026, which is based broadly on the successful approach that was followed in recent years, consisting of a limited issue strategy that leverages the positive developments around GGBs. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:32:35 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15872 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-01-07T08:32:35Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15564 Fitch upgraded Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook. The upgrade reflects the rapid public-debt reduction, sustained budget surpluses, a resilient economy, and stronger banking-sector fundamentals, while long standing external and structural weaknesses continue to weigh on the rating. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:58:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15564 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-17T07:58:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15544 Scope Ratings affirmed Greece’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’, while revising its outlook from stable to positive, reflecting the country’s growing economic resilience, strong fiscal performance, and steady improvement in debt dynamics. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:34:34 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15544 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-10T07:34:34Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15492 S&P on Friday reaffirmed Greece’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing confidence in the country’s fiscal discipline, solid economic growth, and an improving banking sector. Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:39:40 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15492 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-20T06:39:40Z