🇬🇷 Greece: market & economy news today
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Greece, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Greece investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 2.1% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 2.5% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 8.5% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $26,948 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | -7.1% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 39.5% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.16%
MHV expands Greece portfolio with acquisition of Moxy Athens City
MHV Mediterranean Hospitality Venture proudly announces the dynamic expansion of its portfolio in Greece, as the group acquired one of the Greek capital’s most central hotels, Moxy Athens City, just a few steps away from Omonia Square.
Alpha Bank leads Morgan Stanley’s preferred Greek banking stocks
Morgan Stanley sees an opportunity to buy European bank shares following their recent decline, arguing that the sell-off reflects deteriorating sentiment in government bond markets and profit-taking rather than a fundamental weakening of the sector.
Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 0.28%
Democrații din Congres îi cer ambasadoarei SUA în Grecia documentele și mesajele legate de noile dezvăluiri din Wall Street Journal
Kimberly Guilfoyle este acuzată că cerea bani unui donator, oferind în schimb acces la înalți funcționari ai administrației Trump. Democrații din Comisia de Supraveghere a Camerei Reprezentanților i-au solicitat joi ambasadoarei SUA în Grecia Kimberly Guilfoyle documentele financiare și corespondența cu oficialii…
National Bank of Greece buys back €12.29 million in shares
The National Bank of Greece has bought back 715,447 of its own shares for a total of €12.29 million between September 30 and October 8, 2026, as part of a share repurchase programme approved by shareholders earlier this year.
EU exec rejects Greek, Italian requests for more fiscal rules flexibility
Tunisie-Grèce : Nafti plaide pour un nouvel élan aux échanges et à la coopération économique
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Migration et des Tunisiens à l’étranger, Mohamed Ali Nafti, a appelé, mercredi, à donner un nouvel élan aux échanges de visites de haut niveau et à renforcer la coopération économique entre la Tunisie et la Grèce, lors de la visite d’adieu que lui a rendue l’ambassadrice…
BREAKING Un nou scandal cu ambasadoarea SUA în Grecia, Kimberly Guilfoyle. Wall Street Journal susține că i-a cerut 100.000 de dolari unui donator Trump pentru a-l ajuta să ajungă la șeful FBI: „O să te coste ambasadoria mea, nu lăsa urme!”
Kimberly Guilfoyle, fostă logodnică a lui Donald Trump Jr. și actuala ambasadoare a Statelor Unite la Atena, se află în centrul unui nou scandal în SUA, după cel în care WSJ și Financial Times au scris că s-a lăudat cu dărâmarea guvernului Bolojan.
Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 2.39%
Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 1.75%
Greece stocks higher at close of trade; Athens General Composite up 0.13%
Allwyn buys over 1m own shares on Euronext Athens
Allwyn AG purchased 1,019,473 of its own shares on Euronext Athens between September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026, for a total consideration of €11,633,881.62, the company announced. The transactions were executed as part of an ongoing share buyback programme that was originally announced on June 4, 2026.
Greece projects faster 2027 growth, steeper debt ratio decline
Greece expects its economy to grow faster in 2027, outperforming Europe’s major economies, thanks to higher investment and robust consumer spending, the government’s 2027 draft budget showed on Monday.
LBC and PIB discuss with Commercial Attaché of Greek Embassy enhancing economic cooperation
The Libyan Business Council (LBC) held a meeting yesterday at the headquarters of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB) with the Commercial Att...
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