ECONOMY

Which homes are most popular with renters?

Which homes are most popular with renters?

Preferences differ between Athens, Thessaloniki and the rest of Greece. What renters are looking for, according to a REMAX Greece survey.

Construction materials: Prices jump 5.6% in September

Construction materials: Prices jump 5.6% in September

Diesel prices led the rise, up 31.2%, followed by electricity at 14.9% and bricks at 12.4%.

Liability insurance: Outstanding claims reserves jump 53.2% in 2025

Liability insurance: Outstanding claims reserves jump 53.2% in 2025

There were 521,714 insurance covers, while total claims paid and outstanding amounted to €29.2 million.

New limits on workers’ exposure to hazardous chemicals

New limits on workers’ exposure to hazardous chemicals

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is developing new digital tools to map hazardous chemicals used in industry.

Karydas: GREGY a major project for Greek consumers

Karydas: GREGY a major project for Greek consumers

The availability of cheap green energy that GREGY will bring to Greece and Europe will attract new energy-intensive investment.

Nikos Tsafos: 3–4 GW of storage by 2028 is achievable

€200 million in support is envisaged under the escape clause for behind-the-meter storage projects. The market has called for extensions to the tenders.

How myDiesel will work from 1 November

Farmers will be able to buy diesel free of excise duty using a digital voucher with a QR code. The total tax saving amounts to 50.84 cents per litre.

Supermarkets: Price cuts in the basket, but also … price hikes

Agreement between the Ministry of Development and manufacturers to continue price cuts on products until the end of the year. The list includes 700 product lines from 60 suppliers. At the same time, however, dairy price hikes are limiting the expected benefit.

Electricity: New subsidies for SMEs under consideration

Subsidy scheme for energy-intensive SMEs under review. No additional support for industry. Further electricity price rises are also on the way after natural gas surged above €91.

Greece posts Europe’s steepest seasonal Airbnb price drop

Greece recorded the largest seasonal price decline among 38 European countries. A look at Crete and Ioannina. What early bookings reveal about this winter in Europe.

New fraud risk in instant payments; Bank of Greece calls for action

Cash registers and the three tricks used to hide turnover

Servicers restructure €18bn in loans: how much debt did they write off?

Bank of Greece warns over Greece’s housing market

August reversal in Greek tourism revenues

Smart water meters: cartel probe and allegations of overpricing of up to 700%

myDiesel: Immediate exemption from excise duty and VAT on agricultural diesel

National Development Fund–Mubadala: Agreement on new investments in Greece

Price Reduction Initiative extended through year-end

Papastavrou: Greece-UAE cooperation guarantees stability

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