2.2 Information Required as per par. 6,
Article 5 of Law No. 3556/2007
2.2.1 Significant Events during the First Half of 2025 and their
Impact on the Interim Financial Statements
a) Business Environment 1,2,3,4,5
Economic Environment
Global Economic Review & Outlook
The global economy in 1Q25 was driven by international trade and investment. According to recent data from IMF
(July 2025), real GDP in the US contracted by 0.5% y-o-y while in the euro area and China GDP increased by 2.5%
and 6.0% respectively. Headline and core inflation continued to decline during the first quarter of 2025, along with
a decrease in medium and long-term inflation expectations. However, uncertainty over the global economy has
remained elevated throughout the first six months of 2025, with trade protectionism taking center stage as the
US announced the imposition of tariffs on its trading partners.
With regards to the outlook for the next two years, according to IMF, global growth is anticipated to decelerate to
3.0% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, down from 3.3% in 2024, and significantly below the pre-pandemic historical
average of 3.7%, reflecting the impact on global economic activity from trade protectionism and heightened levels
of policy uncertainty.
Advanced economies are anticipated to expand by 1.5% and 1.6% in 2025 and 2026 respectively. In the Euro Area,
GDP is anticipated to expand by 1.0% and 1.2% in 2025 and 2026. For emerging markets and developing
economies, GDP growth is expected to reach 4.1% in 2025 and 4.0% in 2026. Regarding China, GDP growth is
expected to reach 4.8% in 2025 and 4.2% in 2026.
It is anticipated that global headline inflation will decline to 4.2% in 2025 and further to 3.6% in 2026, with tariffs
expected to pass through US consumer prices gradually and affecting inflation in 2H25, while elsewhere tariffs are
anticipated to lower inflationary pressures, acting as a negative demand shock.
According to IMF, risks to the outlook remain tilted to the downside given uncertainty on the trade protectionism
measures, geopolitical tensions and fiscal vulnerabilities across several economies.
Greece's Economic Review & Outlook
Despite ongoing uncertainty in the international economic environment, economic activity in Greece
demonstrated continued expansion during the first quarter of 2025, outpacing the Euro’s area growth rate. The
country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a y-o-y increase of 2.2% in 1Q25, primarily driven by private
consumption and, to a lesser extent, by goods exports. Conversely, the contribution of gross fixed capital
formation and net exports to GDP was negative, as the growth rate of service exports remained stagnant, while
imports continued to increase. Data available for the initial five months of 2025 indicate an inflation rate of 3.1%
year-on-year.