Athens International passenger traffic increased by 3.8% (y-o-y) , despite current geopolitical crisis.

Macro/Political:

In March 2026, the Athens International airport’s passenger traffic amounted to 2.306 mn, 3.8% higher than March 2025, despite the current geopolitical crisis in the Middle East. During the first three months of 2026, the airport’s passenger traffic reached 6.28 mn, above the 2025 levels by 4.8%.
Source:ATHEX

The Governor of the Bank of Greece, Yiannis Stournaras, on Monday emphasized the importance of maintaining political stability, particularly amid rising global uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East, during his speech at the bank’s annual general meeting. Stournaras also projected that Greece’s economic growth will slow to 1.9% in 2026, reflecting weaker household consumption and a negative contribution from the external sector. Despite this moderation, the Greek economy is expected to continue outpacing the eurozone, demonstrating resilience and ongoing progress toward real convergence. Investments are forecast to remain the main driver of growth, supported by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, credit expansion, and foreign direct investment. Unemployment is projected to fall to 8.2%, while inflation is expected to rise to 3.1% in 2026 due to renewed external pressures on energy costs, remaining well above the eurozone average.
Source: Kathimerini

The government yesterday announced a EUR 700 mn support scheme aimed at reducing energy costs for 23,000 small and large industrial enterprises. The scheme was presented by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou and provides an immediate reduction in energy costs for the industry, amounting to EUR 100 mn per year over the next five years. This will be delivered through increased compensation for pollution costs and a 50% reduction in public utility charges. In addition, investments in green initiatives, funded through the Modernization Fund for Strategic Investments, will total EUR 200 mn over the same period.
Source: Kathimerini

Markets:

Alpha Bank announced the submission of a voluntary tender offer to all holders of common shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.36, for Alpha Trust Holdings. The total paid-up share capital of the company amounts to EUR 1.134 mn.
Source: ATHEX

Macro/Political:

President Christodoulides said yesterday that progress had been made on some confidence-building measures following his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, and that the two sides would meet again by the end of April. He also said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had already begun working behind the scenes toward what he described as the most important goal, the resumption of talks. Christodoulides added that the Secretary-General was in contact with all sides in Cyprus and abroad, and he welcomed this engagement.
Source: PhileNews

According to seasonally adjusted data released by CyStat, in March 2026 the number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus decreased to 10,090 persons compared to 9.936 in previous month and 10,092 in March 2025.
Source: CyStat

In January 2025, the average interest rate of consumer credit decreased to 7.12% compared with 7.20% in the previous month, while the interest rate on deposits from households with an agreed maturity of up to one year decreased to 1.19% compared with 1.34% in the previous month.
Source: CBC