Banks are competing for deposits
Bank competition for deposits is in full swing, with interest rates on term accounts dominating the drive to attract capital, and yields rising according to the period and the amount of the deposit.
Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO “as quickly as possible,” although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets.
Bulgaria: 43 migrants found in van days after 18 found dead
Bulgarian police discovered 43 migrants, including ten children, hidden in a van in the west of the country, officials said Monday, just days after authorities found the bodies of 18 migrants concealed in a lumber truck.
Man, 34, arrested after fatal shooting outside Mykonos bar
Police have arrested a 34-year-old suspect they said shot and killed a man during an alleged argument over a woman outside a bar on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Blinken: Selling F-16s to Turkey in US ‘national interest’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that it is a “national interest and security interest” for the Biden administration to upgrade Turkey’s current F-16 fleet and provide new warplanes to its NATO ally, after talks with his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
New ‘Greek Freak’ taking US by storm – in football
The man who lays claim to the title of the new “Greek Freak” – as Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is widely known – is not another member of the basketball star’s talented and famous family, nor is he another Greek to spring from the domestic scene of that sport, which has always produced big…
Instacar raises 55 mln euros
Greek flexible leasing startup Instacar has raised 55 million euros after speeding up its expansion into new markets and progressing its evolution into an application to supply all services related to car, from renting to servicing, changing tires, washing or even parking.
Turkey not exporting items for use in Russia war effort
Turkey is not exporting products that could be used in Russia’s war effort, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after US warnings this month about exports of chemicals, microchips and other items. “It is not true that we have exported to Russia products that can be used in the defense industry,” Cavusoglu said. “We…
What Ukraine needs to learn from Afghanistan
The greatest enemy of economic development is war. If the world slips further into global conflict, our economic hopes and our very survival could go up in flames.
Ginnis’ skiing silver is Greece’s 1st big winter sport medal
AJ Ginnis’ long journey to skiing glory began on the relatively obscure slopes of Mount Parnassus north of Athens, took him briefly to the Austrian Alps as a teenager, then over to Vermont and eventually a spot on the US ski team.