E-commerce climbed to a record 14 bln euros in 2021
The value of e-commerce activity totaled 14 billion euros in 2021, a survey by ELTRUN and the Association of Business and Retail Sales of Greece (HRBA) said on Tuesday.
Piraeus Bank strikes deal with Davidson Kempner on shipping NPLs
Piraeus Bank said on Tuesday it had reached a deal to sell a portfolio of nonperforming shipping loans to an entity affiliated with Davidson Kempner Capital Management.
Dendias informs State Department about Turkey’s ‘provocative’ rhetoric
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Wednesday he discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Western Balkans with Wendy Sherman, US Deputy Secretary of State. In a tweet, Dendias also said he briefed Sherman “on Turkey’s recent provocative statements.”
Over 1 million download Covid Free GR Wallet app, minister says
Over a million Greek citizens have downloaded the government’s Covid Free GR Wallet app, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis tweeted on Tuesday.
US: Dendias, Sherman discuss Ukraine, Russia
The State Department readout of the phone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman does not mention Turkey.
ATHEX: Bourse index finally tops 900 points
After over a month-and-a-half of languishing below the 900-point mark, the benchmark of the Greek stock market cleared that bar with relative ease on Tuesday, despite some reluctance shown by banks. It followed the jump in European bourses and the historic highs seen in New York indexes this week.
Turning the page in 2022
With a little bit of luck, and if the sky does not fall on our heads (as the ancient Gauls said in the Asterix comics), the new year that just dawned will be better than the previous one, mainly because the issue that has occupied our lives since the start of 2020 – the coronavirus…
SYRIZA calls for free Covid-19 tests
The government should “stop fooling around and provide molecular (PCR) and rapid tests for free, like nearly all European countries,” main opposition SYRIZA said on Tuesday.
Passerby finds body wrapped in blanket in Menidi
A body in an advanced stage of decomposition was found Tuesday in the eastern Attica suburb of Menidi.
Spike in wastewater viral load in 12 cities
Laboratory tests conducted on urban wastewater by the National Network of Sewage Epidemiology show a significant increase in the average viral load in all 12 cities inspected from December 27 to January 2 over the previous week.