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Capital Link Hellenic Leadership Award recipient, Bank of Greece Gov. Yannis Stournaras, an ex-FinMin, was lauded for his pivotal role during Greece’s economic recovery

The ECB interest rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations and the marginal lending facility are 3.25%, 3.40% and 3.65%, respectively, as of October 2024

More arrivals, but less revenues is the verdict by the Bank of Greece (BoG) for this past August in terms of travel remittances from the all-important tourism sector in the country. Specifically, according to the central bank revenues decreased by 1.8% compared to the corresponding month of 2023. Conversely, revenues during the Jan-Aug 2024 period […]

The annual rate of change regarding the total credit extension in the domestic economy remained constant, settling at 3.8% in August, the Bank of Greece reported.

Regarding monetary policy, the BoG notes that 2024 will see a marginal expansion as a result of investment spending from available EU funds.

The rise is primarily attributed to the fall of the balance of goods records and, to a lesser extent, to the balance of primary income.

As per inflation, Greece’s central bank expects a continued slowdown this year, with the inflation rate dropping to 3%

Attika Bank informed its shareholders of the absorption of Pancreta Bank, following its initial announcement of the deal on July 24th.

According to the BoG figures, travel revenues in the first six months of 2024 reached €6.9 billion, compared to €6.1 billion in the same period of 2023, generating an additional €754 million in 2024 compared to 2023.

Roughly five billion euros was invested in state shares, bonds between 4Q 2022 and 3Q 2023 as a result of recent Greek economy credit rating hikes

The central government posted a primary balance surplus of 2.9 billion euros in January-June 2024 period, up from 1.519 billion euros in H1 2023, the Bank of Greece (BoG) announced on Wednesday. Specifically, Greece’s central bank said the central government cash balance posted a deficit of 1.558 billion euros in the January-June 2024 period, compared […]

Speaking at a book presentation in Athens, Yannis Stournaras pointed out that Greece’s pension system differs, in terms of structure, with other more advanced western countries

Prices are expected to continue to grow in 2024, despite the fact that they far outweigh Greeks' increases in income

The risks surrounding the Bank of Greece's forecasts for the growth of the Greek economy include, among others, the potential worsening of the geopolitical crisis in Ukraine and the Middle East and the consequent impacts on the international economic environment.

Corporate deposits rose by 36 million euros in April 2024, a notable shift from the 1,278 million increase recorded in the previous month.

The monthly net flow amounted to -789 million euros

Exports were down by 10.7% in current prices with imports down by 1.9%

20.6 billion euros in related revenues topped the previous year’s figure by 16.5%

In March 2024, the monthly net flow of credit to the general government was negative by 469 million euros

The rise in travel receipts emanated from a 20.7% increase in inbound traveller flows