UBS forecasts 2022 GDP growth at 5.7%
Swiss-based investment and financial services bank UBS has significantly raised its growth estimate for Greece’s gross domestic product for 2022.
End of the road
The areas of Attica that tend to flood after every severe rainstorm are pretty much common knowledge – in fact, one could draw a map of flood-prone areas.
ExxonMobil asks for 2-year extension to drilling rights
Energy multinational ExxonMobil has asked for a two-year extension to the lease of two fields west and southwest of Crete for oil and gas exploration.
Some 25,000 bids to slip across border
About 25,000 undocumented migrants attempted to cross into Greece in August, according to Minister of Citizens’ Protection Takis Theodorikakos.
UAE president’s visit to Athens confirms ‘excellent bilateral relations’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the visiting president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a further reflection of what Athens says is the mutual interest of both countries to deepen bilateral relations.
PASOK chief demands answers from Friday’s debate on phone taps
Opposition PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis threw down the gauntlet on Thursday, calling on the prime minister to provide clear answers to a series of questions during a debate on the phone-tapping affair that is due to take place in Parliament on Friday.
Government to go on offensive over wiretapping
The government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in particular, are reportedly set to go on the offensive during Friday’s debate in Parliament on the wiretapping affair which has been requested by main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras. Firstly, Mitsotakis is expected to stress that it was he who opened the issue in early August, when…
Stocks gain despite late selling
Greek stocksgained slightly Thursday, but finished off intraday highs, as late-session selling of heavyweight stocks on the ATHEX benchmark index kept the market from topping 900 points.
Uninsured against calamities
Greek properties are among the least insured against natural disasters, according to reinsurer Swiss Re.
Turkish president’s Syria turnaround
Signs of an about-face in Turkey’s strategy on Syria have been on the rise for days.