Turkey’s latest dispute of Greek sovereignty in the east Aegean
In letters sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last July and September, Turkey for the first time disputed Greece’s sovereignty over its east Aegean islands.
ATHEX joins forces with Romania’s BRM
The Athens Stock Exchange Group and the Romanian Commodities Exchange (BRM) signed an agreement on Tuesday on post-trading services in Romanian futures contracts in natural gas trading on the BRM market.
Dendias, Lavrov slated to meet in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will receive his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Moscow on February 18. The meeting is taking place at Lavrov’s request.
The wine business sees a problem: Millennials aren’t drinking enough
The American wine industry believes it has a problem: millennials.
Greeks’ disposable incomes up 4.7% in Q3 of last year
A rise in Greek households’ disposable income combined with a significant reduction of unemployment are helping to ease pressures on family budgets in the form of increasing inflation, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday.
Pressure on Greek bond yields eases
Eurozone bonds calmed on Wednesday, with yields falling for the first time in five sessions, as markets reassessed the European Central Bank’s perceived hawkish policy pivot last week and some doubts emerged about its communication strategy.
Energy subsidies are extended into February
Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced on Wednesday the subsidies for electricity and natural gas that will apply in February for households and enterprises. The average subsidy for electricity will be 39 euros for households and €65 euros for enterprises.
EIB venture debt support pledged to Matrix Pack
Matrix Pack, Europe’s leading producer of drinking straws, has become the first Greek company to benefit from the European Investment Bank’s venture debt financing to help the company reduce the use of single-use plastics among millions of consumers.