Demetrios Papademetriou, leading expert on migration, dies at 75
Demetrios G. Papademetriou, a Greek-American scholar and activist on migration, died on January 26 in Washington DC. He was 75.
Cyprus is the EU leader in state NPLs
Cyprus remained the country with the highest stock of nonperforming loans (assets) of the general government in 2020, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Fixed minimum interest of 0.35% for Greece 2.0 credit
The Finance Ministry has set a fixed 0.35% minimum interest rate on loans to be offered in the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0,” according to a decision taken by Minister Christos Staikouras and Alternate Minister Thodoros Skylakakis.
Ancient helmets, temple ruins found at dig in southern Italy
Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, officials said Tuesday.
The part of Greece that moves ahead
Within a few days, two of the world’s largest companies invested in Greek high-tech startups.
Hope did not sweep through Parliament
Do we feel more confident after the debate in Parliament that was provoked by the main opposition’s censure motion?
Greek tech fund PJ Catalyst sells Pollfish unit to US-based Prodege
Greek technology fund PJ Tech Catalyst, backed by Piraeus Bank and the European Investment Fund, has agreed to sell its market research unit Pollfish to US-based marketing and consumer insights company Prodege, Piraeus Bank said on Tuesday.
Three appear before prosecutor after antiquities hoard found
Three people have appeared before a prosecutor after their arrest in a police raid on Monday on suspicion of dealing illegally in and the theft of antiquities.
‘Erdogan has his head in the sand,’ says analyst on Turkish economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is jeopardizing Turkey’s economy by pursuing an unorthodox economic policy in the hope that he can reverse his slide in the opinion polls, says Tim Ash.
IOBE sees 5% growth in 2022
The Greek economy will grow by a remarkable 4.5-5% this year, after soaring 9-9.5% last year, estimates the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), while also being in favor of a further increase in the minimum wage, as long as it is not excessive.