https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:00 GMT 2026-05-20T17:30:00Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16167 Fitch reaffirmed on Friday Greece’s rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing stronger fiscal and macroeconomic fundamentals, resilient growth, and improved policy credibility, while noting that the country still faces structural vulnerabilities stemming from the debt crisis. Mon, 11 May 2026 06:58:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.16167 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-05-11T06:58:03Z 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.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.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 https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15200 Scope Ratings completed the latest monitoring process for Greek government bonds (GGBs) and the agency decided to keep Greece’s rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:02:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15200 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-06-02T08:02:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15167 On Friday, Fitch became the latest leading rating agency to publish a rating review for Greece, keeping the rating unchanged at ‘BBB-‘, the first step of the investment grade, while the outlook was revised up from stable to positive. Mon, 19 May 2025 07:24:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.15167 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-05-19T07:24:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15040 The recent upgrade of Greece’s credit rating by Moody’s to investment grade highlighted the difficulties that Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration have had in building traction for the government’s economic record with the Greek public. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:47:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15040 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-03-25T08:47:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15008 The eurozone sovereign debt markets experienced turbulence last week due to a number of interrelated factors. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:52:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.15008 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-03-11T09:52:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14870 Greece’s debt managers kicked off the execution of the 2025 debt strategy on Tuesday with a 10-year issue that broke demand records. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:48:51 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14870 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-15T08:48:51Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14866 It has been widely reported that Greek Finance Ministry officials have been following with concern developments in the global economy and sovereign debt markets, trying to assess the implications of Donald Trump assuming the US presidency on January 20. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:01:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14866 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-13T09:01:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14598 Scope Ratings completed the annual cycle of rating reviews for Greece with a positive move as it granted the first upgrade of the year and is the only agency that has moved Greece’s rating one step further into the investment grade territory. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:41:09 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14598 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-12-09T08:41:09Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14556 In Greece’s latest rating review on Friday, Fitch took no action and left the country’s grade unchanged at ‘BBB-‘, with the outlook also remaining stable. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:18:57 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14556 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-11-25T09:18:57Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.banking.14442 The latest divestment from the banking sector by the Greek state was completed on Thursday when the book closed for the placement of a 10 pct stake in National Bank of Greece (NBG). Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:36:25 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.banking.14442 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-10-07T08:36:25Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14391 On Friday, Moody’s upped Greece’s outlook to positive from stable, keeping the rating unchanged at ‘Ba1’, thereby remaining the only agency that is yet to grant the investment grade to Greece, keeping it just one notch below. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:54:12 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14391 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-09-16T07:54:12Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14374 DBRS kept Greece’s rating unchanged at BBB (Low) on Friday, while it upped its outlook to positive from stable. DBRS was the first agency to grant the investment grade in September last year, although it was overshadowed by the extensive damage caused by Storm Daniel. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:22:18 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14374 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-09-09T07:22:18Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14281 Scope Ratings kept Greece’s rating unchanged at ‘BBB-‘ on Friday. This is the lowest step of the investment grade that it granted Greece in August last year, but Scope upped the outlook to positive. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:48:32 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.14281 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-07-15T05:48:32Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14186 Fitch on Friday reaffirmed Greece’s credit rating to ‘BBB-‘ with stable outlook. It is another indication that the country’s rating has entered a steady environment after the several upgrades over the last couple of years that brought it to investment grade. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:33:22 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.macroeconomy.14186 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-06-03T07:33:22Z