Greece's Market Boom: ATHEX Nears 2,000 as Global Investors Flock In

The Athens Stock Exchange spent much of 2025 climbing back toward territory it hadn't seen since April 2010 — the symbolic 2,000-point mark. The rally was propelled by major corporate activity, including a large investment by UniCredit into Alpha Bank and a heavily oversubscribed bond issue from Eurobank, both of which reinforced confidence in the Greek banking sector specifically.

Foreign investors have been the dominant force behind the move, holding the majority of market capitalisation and driving most of the trading activity, with meaningful net inflows recorded through the year. For Golden Visa investors, a strengthening domestic capital market is a useful signal alongside real estate: it points to broader institutional confidence in the Greek economy, not just in its property sector.