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ECONOMY
Ministry of Digital Governance
End of an era for the Land Registry Offices
The Land Registry is moving into a new era, with less paper and more speed, as all 392 mortgage offices throughout Greece have been closed for good.
Kostis Hatzidakis
Absorption of the Recovery Fund will reach 64%
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis, participated yesterday and today in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings in Brussels.
Tourism
More than 35 million tourists in Greece in the 11 months of 2024
In the period January–November 2024, inbound travel recorded an increase of 9.7% to 35.069 million travellers, compared to 31.969 million travellers in the corresponding period of 2023.
ELSTAT
Public debt at €370.865 billion in Q3 2024
The general government debt stood at €370.865 billion in the third quarter of 2024, according to preliminary data published by ELSTAT.
Independent Power Transmission Operator
Calls for binding offers for the submarine cables in the Dodecanese-North East Aegean
The final phase of IPTO's international tender for the conclusion of a framework agreement for the submarine cable projects for the electrical interconnections of the Dodecanese and the islands of the North Aegean Sea is starting.
HYDROCARBONS
Developments with... US flavour - The next steps
The US company Chevron has expressed interest in becoming active in hydrocarbon exploration in the country.
UBS
Margin of 28% to 40% for Greek bank stocks
UBS gives a margin of 28% to 40% for Greek bank stocks.
ELSTAT
Industry turnover down 5% in November
The general index of turnover in industry (total domestic and external market) recorded a 5% decrease in November 2024, compared to the corresponding index of November 2023 based on data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Bank of Greece
Tourism revenues exceed €21 billion in the first eleven months
In the first eleven months of 2024, travel receipts exceeded €21 billion, having already broken the 2023 record a month earlier, according to Bank of Greece data.
CHEVRON
Interested in hydrocarbon exploration in Greece
The US company Chevron, the world's second-largest private company active in the hydrocarbons sector, has expressed interest in exploration in the sea area southwest of the Peloponnese and west of Crete, which borders the marine plots of a corresponding tender in 2014.
EUROBANK EQUITIES
This year's bar for the General Index of the Athens Stock Exchange
After a year in which Greek equities have broadly performed in line with those of the EU region, 2025 looks somewhat more challenging, given international headwinds (e.g. tariffs, geopolitics), according to a report by Eurobank Equities.