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ECONOMY
Kostis Hatzidakis
Primary surplus of close to 3% of GDP
Greece has achieved a primary surplus of close to 3% of GDP and a total (fiscal) deficit approaching zero in 2024, said Economy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, speaking yesterday at the founding event of the Synergia think tank in Athens.
GREEK ECONOMY
Primary surplus of €8.6 billion in 2024 - At €68.8 billion in tax revenues
2024 ended with a primary surplus of €8.6 billion, against a target of €4.6 billion.
EUROSTAT
Inflation in Greece confirmed at 2.9% in December
Annual inflation in Greece is confirmed at 2.9% in December, according to Eurostat's second estimate.
Athens Stock Exchange
Continues steadily upwards, attempt for new 14-year highs
The positive sentiment abroad and the consecutive 9-year highs of the banks are the main "fuel" of the Greek market, which is trying to exceed 1,510 points, heading towards a new 14-year high.
MORGAN STANLEY
Eurobank and Alpha Bank top picks from Eastern Europe
Morgan Stanley selects Eurobank and Alpha Bank shares for 2025, stating that the domestic banking system is the growth story of 2025 for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region.
thessaly region
The priorities for the restoration of the region after Daniel - The new projects of 2025
In €75 million are the works completed in 432 intervention points after the bad weather that hit Thessaly.
Kostis Hatzidakis
Greece 4th in the EU in the absorption of NSRF and 8th in the Recovery Fund
Greece is among the top EU countries in terms of the absorption of Recovery Fund and NSRF resources in 2024, according to the yearly calculation presented today, at a press conference, by the Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis.
ELSTAT
Business turnover up by 3.4% in November
An increase of 3.4% on an annual basis recorded in November the turnover for all enterprises in the economy with the obligation to keep double-entry books, for which data are available on a monthly basis.
Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research
Business expectations declined
Business expectations in the Greek manufacturing sector declined due to deteriorating forecasts for orders, demand and production in the coming months.
ELSTAT
Car sales in 2024 slowed down
The growth of new car sales slowed down noticeably in 2024, according to data released today (15/1) by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Thanos Vamvakidis (BOFA)
Trump policies in Europe and Greece
This year begins with a high degree of uncertainty for the international economic scene, with the focus being on the strategy of the new US President Donald Trump, according to the Head of Global G10 Foreign Exchange Strategy at Bank of America, Thanos Vamvakidis, who presented the Global Research 2025 Outlook Series.