An increase of more than EUR 1 billion (EUR 1,008 billion) was presented by deposits Businesses and Households in August 2025, according to data from the Bank of Greece (BCT), compared to € 742 million last month and the annual rate of change stood at 3.4% from 3.5% last month.
At the same time an increase of EUR 1,046 billion in August 2025, business deposits, compared to a reduction of EUR 1,893 billion last month and the annual rate of change increased to 11.2% from 9.9% in the previous month, according to BoG figures.
Non -Financial Enterprises (MXE) deposits increased by EUR 1,082 billion, compared to a reduction of EUR 1,737 billion last month. Deposits of insurance companies and other financial institutions decreased by EUR 37 million, compared to a reduction of EUR 156 million last month.
As a result, private sector deposits increased by EUR 2,054 billion in August 2025, against a reduction of EUR 1,151 billion last month, while the annual rate of change increased to 5.4% from 5.1% in the previous month.
Finally, in August 2025, the General Government’s deposits were reported by a reduction of EUR 1,202 billion last month, and the annual rate of change increased to 27.1% from 21.7% last month.
In the lending side, the monthly net flow of funding to businesses in August 2025 was positive by EUR 151 million, against a negative net flow of EUR 1,272 billion last month, while the annual rate of change remained unchanged at 15.8% compared to the previous month.
The annual rate of change in non -financial funding (MSE) funded at 16.1%, also unchanged from the previous month. The monthly net flow of their funding was positive by € 173 million, against a negative net flow of € 1,109 billion last month. The annual rate of change in funding for insurance companies and other financial institutions decreased to 12.9% from 13.7% in the previous month. The monthly net flow of their funding was negative by 22m euros, against a negative net flow of € 164m last month.
In August 2025, the monthly net flow of funding to freelancers, farmers and individual businesses was negative of € 16 million, against a negative net flow of € 68 million last month. The annual rate of change in their funding stood at -0.5%, from -0.3% last month.
Finally, the monthly net flow of funding to individuals and private non -profit institutions in August 2025, against a positive net flow of € 81 million last month, was positive. Their annual rate of change in funding stood at 0.9% from 0.7% in the previous month.
As a result, the annual rate of change in total private sector funding remained almost unchanged at 10.6% from 10.5% last month. The monthly net flow of total funding to the private sector was positive by € 166 million, against a negative net flow of € 1,260 billion last month.