Latest news from Athens.
A 12% reduction in discretionary spending announced this week threatens transit upgrades, university research grants, and neighborhood infrastructure projects across the city.
New passport verification delays and visa policies are forcing changes across the city's tourism and hospitality sectors, even as extreme temperatures force cancellations of Independence Day celebrations.
The cancellation of the Urban Resilience Fund threatens key mitigation projects in Plaka and Gazi.
Emerging pockets in Athens are seeing young buyers outbid investors, as incentives and shifting market conditions reshape the city's auction landscape.
With Athens property prices climbing for the third consecutive year, first-time buyers face a defining choice between chasing new-build grants or securing something they can move into now.
With property prices climbing and grants more competitive, hopeful buyers in Athens are seeking new strategies to clear the deposit hurdle.
First-home buyers in Athens are sitting on real purchasing power — if they know where to look and which grants to stack.
With average home prices soaring past €240,000 in the city centre, more first-time buyers are turning to guarantor loans—but the risks and requirements are not always clear.
A confluence of dollar weakness, risk-on sentiment and a gold price at historic highs is creating real opportunity for Greek households willing to look beyond their savings accounts.
A striking divergence across asset classes on July 4 carries direct consequences for Athens households navigating inflation, savings decisions and exposure to global markets.
A rare simultaneous rally in gold, global equities and Bitcoin is forcing Greek pension savers and business owners to rethink asset allocation before the summer lull sets in.
A broad dollar retreat and surging safe-haven demand are reshuffling portfolios worldwide, and Greek residents with exposure to global equities, energy stocks and savings deposits cannot afford to sit still.
A 4.1% single-session spike in gold, collapsing oil prices and a stronger euro are redrawing the profit map for Greek commodities-linked stocks and the workers who depend on them.
A surging safe-haven trade and a rotation away from oil-linked revenues are pushing Greek employers to recruit hard-asset specialists and digital-asset compliance officers at a pace not seen in years.
As bullion surges 4.1% in a single session and Bitcoin clears $62,000, one Athens-based commodities trader is positioned at the centre of a market shift that is reshaping Greek investor portfolios.
A dramatic surge in gold prices, a softer dollar and rising crypto values are reshaping the financial calculus for Athens workers, savers and mortgage holders heading into the second half of 2026.
A 4% spike in gold prices and a weakening US dollar are forcing global portfolio managers to reassess their currency and commodity positions heading into the second half of 2026.
A 4.1% spike in gold to $4,187 an ounce and a weakening dollar are reshaping the calculus for every Athens investor, borrower and business owner heading into the second half of 2026.
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