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Greek business growth and corporate restructuring

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Greek business activity showed significant growth and structural change during the first half of 2026. According to ELSTAT, business turnover rose to 247.08 billion euros, a 4.6% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Growth accelerated in the second quarter, reaching 135.81 billion euros, which marked the highest quarterly turnover since 2019. Key sectors driving this expansion included Education, Manufacturing, and Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment. Parallel to this turnover growth, the Greek business landscape experienced a wave of mergers and acquisitions with transaction values estimated to exceed €7 billion. These developments spanned various sectors, including retail, banking, infrastructure, and technology. Notable activity occurred in In the ICT retail sector, involving stakes in companies such as DOTSOFT and Nova ICT, alongside major corporate moves in turnover reached 20.17 billion euros, up 2.8% from the retail previous year. Regional performance showed strength in Epirus and energy sectors. Detailed Central Macedonia. New data for from the second quarter of 2026 confirms a 6.4% increase highlights specific regional success in Crete, where retail turnover compared to surpassed 1 billion euros, reaching 1.003 billion euros. This 3.5% increase outperformed the same period in 2025. Sectoral performance was led by Education, which recorded a 27% national average growth rate, followed by manufacturing at 16% and water, waste management, and sanitation services at 14.2%. Construction also saw a 12.5% increase. In contrast, Public Administration, Defense, and Mandatory Social Security experienced a 2.1% decline. In of 2.8%. Within the retail sector, Cretan market, Chalkiadakis SA reported significant financial progress, with turnover reached 20.17 billion euros, up 2.8% rising to 266.23 million euros from 239.79 million euros the previous year. When excluding Despite these gains, management expressed concerns regarding potential economic obstacles, including “trade protectionism, geopolitical instability in the vehicle, food, Middle East, and fuel sectors, turnover grew by 1.2%. Growth within retail was driven by specialized shops inflationary pressures,” noting that new tariffs could impact demand for second-hand goods (22.8%) and medical/orthopedic equipment (21.6%), though sales of other motor vehicles declined by 14.8%. Regionally, Epirus and Central Macedonia reported the highest increases. During this period, the Athens Stock Exchange's General Index closed up 0.23% at 2,599.44 points, with Optima Bank Greek products and CrediaBank among the notable performers. deter future investments.

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