ECONOMY
-The annual inflation rate in Greece stood at 2.4% in September, according to Eurostat estimates.
-Unemployment rate in Greece was unchanged at 10.9% in August 2023, the same as an upwardly revised 10.9% in July and remaining at its lowest level since December 2009. Compared to the same month of the previous year, jobseekers fell by 12.2%, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday.
–Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA), owned by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, is on its way to acquiring control of the Volos Port Authority, Kathimerini reported.
-The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index shrunk by 7.86% in September, the biggest monthly drop for the benchmark of the Greek stock market in 15 months.