Greece’s insurance sector posts growth in 2021
Insurance premium production rose 7.7% in 2021 on an annual basis, totaling 4.264 billion euros, the Union of Insurance Companies of Greece said in a report on Thursday.
Neanderthals and humans agreed about one thing: This cave
Tens of thousands of years ago, the hottest real estate in Europe was a rock shelter in southern France.
Restoration project under way at Navagio Beach on Zakynthos
Navagio (“shipwreck”) Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos is Greece’s second most photographed site, after the Acropolis, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias stressed on Thursday, as the project for the restoration of safe access to the location is now under way.
Webinar on language jobs in Greece
Randstad’s business specialty manager Alex Batsas and talent acquisition specialist Parisatis Katiridou are hosting a one-hour webinar on “Language Jobs in Greece” on February 22, starting at 11 a.m.
Alumil to reopen facility in Xanthi
Alumil Group on Thursday announced a decision to reopen its production unit in Xanthi which had shut down in 2013.
Sloukas’ buzzer beater and Greens’ first road win
In a rare occasion for Greek teams in the Euroleague these days, both Olympiakos and Panathinaikos recorded wins this week, downing Anadolu Efes and Villeurbanne respectively.
ATHEX: Bourse index heads north once again
In what could be seen as a session of two halves, the benchmark of the Greek bourse reversed its early losses to end up with notable gains for yet another day and edge ever closer to the major psychological milestone of 1,000 points.
Foreign ministry to Greeks in Ukraine: stay in touch
The Foreign ministry has advised all Greek citizens residing or traveling to Ukraine to stay in touch with the Embassy in Kyiv.
Cheap populism
Pledges by the country’s leftist SYRIZA opposition to increase the number of yearly university admissions and double the number of professors appointed at state university institutions smack of cheap populism.
Medicine and dogma
The new head of the Bundesbank, Joachim Nagel, made clear in his first interview that he would maintain the German central bank’s tradition of supporting tight monetary policy at the European Central Bank.