Greece Bankruptcies Jump 46% to 1,406.7 in Q2 as New Business Growth Stalls
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Updated · Greek Reporter · Aug 17
Greece Bankruptcies Jump 46% to 1,406.7 in Q2 as New Business Growth Stalls
1 articles · Updated · Greek Reporter · Aug 17
Summary
Greece’s bankruptcy index rose to 1,406.7 in the second quarter from 966.9 a year earlier, a nearly 46% jump and more than six times the euro area average of 214.8.
That pressure intensified within 2026: the index climbed from 1,069.2 in the first quarter, about 32% higher by the second, while new business registrations edged up less than 1% to 148.4.
Registrations were up only about 2% from a year earlier, even though Greece still remained above the euro area’s 113.2 and the EU’s 110.9 on Eurostat’s 2021=100 scale.
Across the EU, business registrations slipped 0.5% quarter on quarter as bankruptcies rose 5.7%, with education and social services posting the sharpest increase in company failures.