ATHEX: Banks lead rebound on stock market
Tuesday was a day of healthy gains on the Greek stock market, reminiscent of the sessions of high growth in the first couple of months of 2023.
Skroutz sees big gains in 2023
Skroutz officials are expecting over 2 million unique consumers to make purchases from the Skroutz Marketplace in 2023, an estimate that, if confirmed, represents a 25% increase compared to 2022.
Tech changes in shipping are happening too fast
Though education in technology is a must, “education should not underestimate and cannot replace the importance of traditional values and principles,” declared Panos Kourkountis, keynote speaker at last week’s Greener Shipping Summit.
Greek banking system in best position ever
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the serious problems facing Credit Suisse will not have wider consequences for the European banking system, according to Greek bankers. This is because not only are the causes of the current turbulence different – and haven’t created chain reactions – but mainly because today the banking system worldwide…
Mykonos: Archaeologist threatened in abusive text message
The Association of Greek Archaeologists has said that one of its members who works on Mykonos received a threatening message with abusive content.
This is not 2008
Developments over the past week have felt eerily familiar for those of us who followed the global financial crisis in 2008. Analysts argued in early 2008 that Bear Stearns’ problems were a result of poor management and a failure to hedge risk.
Clearing the uncertainty
The date of Greece’s general elections should have already been announced. The country has been in campaign mode for weeks, which affects the work of ministers and the state.
Reactions to use of private ambulances by hospitals
The decision by several hospitals in Athens to contract private ambulance companies to transport patients after the completion of their hospitalization has drawn a reaction from the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Worker (POEDIN) and staff of the EKAV ambulance service, citing an unclear legal framework.
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Woman (55) who claimed to be tax official jailed for six years
A 55-year-old woman who defrauded people of up to €184,000 by claiming she was a senior tax official has been sentenced to six year’s imprisonment by a Thessaloniki court.