Greece plans to raise up to €8 billion from the bond markets during 2026, maintaining constraints on debt issuance to prioritize repayment of existing loans. The total is slightly higher than the €7.5 billion raised from investors in 2025 and is consistent with previous years. It is low enough to meet the national target of reducing borrowing in absolute terms. Greece has managed to recover its public finances from the debt crisis that nearly forced it to exit the euro a decade ago, according to Bloomberg. A combination of fiscal discipline, higher tax collection and modest economic growth has transformed the country into one of the few in Europe with positive fiscal balances.
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The government consistently achieves adequate primary surpluses – the measure of revenues minus expenses, excluding interest costs – to cover its servicing costs and repay debt, while maintaining healthy cash reserves.
Officials estimate that Greece’s debt volume will return to pre-bailout levels in 2025 and continue to decline. Scope Ratings predicted last week that the country will manage to reduce its debt by 23 percentage points as a percentage of GDP by the end of the current decade.
