ATHEX: Banks record dramatic weekly drop
The rising sequence of 11 weeks came to an emphatic end on Friday, with the Greek bourse benchmark this week losing a significant portion of the ground gained over the last month.
The Iran wildcard
Late last month, as part of its monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported trace amounts of uranium at 84% enrichment.
Aplekton wins tender for Olympic Equestrian Center
State asset utilization fund (TAIPED) on Thursday announced Aplekton Holdings Co Limited as the highest bidder in a tender for the long-term lease of part of the former Olympic Equestrian Center at Markopoulo
Funding for R&D can fuel growth and support democratic institutions in Greece
In July 2022 Professors Konstantinos Drosatos and Nicholas Ktistakis published a letter in Nature, the pre-eminent scientific journal, demanding the creation of a national research foundation in Greece. Forty scientists, including myself, were co-signatories. The letter raised one fundamental issue, namely the lack of systematic funding that would support research in Greece. Greece’s spending on…
Who will the young trust?
The New Democracy government is up against its toughest challenge right before the elections, facing a surging, unpredictable wave of popular rage.
Watchdog focuses on Unilever and P&G
The Competition Commission has in its sights two multinationals, Unilever and P&G, which hold the largest market shares in the washing detergent category.
Experts sound alarm over lurking kidney disease
Around 10% of Greece’s adult population suffers from some form of kidney disease, with 10% of that contingent having a serious problem that may have been averted at an earlier stage, the Hellenic Society of Nephrology (ENE) said on Thursday – World Kidney Day.
Anti-Money Laundering Authority targets railway companies
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority has launched a general financial audit for bribes in railway network owner OSE and its subsidiaries, targeting officials who held positions of responsibility in OSE, its ERGOSE subsidiary and TRAINOSE.
Dwarf elephants? Giant rats? Strange island creatures at high risk
A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony that once roamed Cyprus was an example of the “island effect,” a rule in evolutionary biology describing how large-bodied species tend to downsize on islands while small-bodied species upsize.
Construction of Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball court begins in Ghana
Construction work on a basketball court jointly funded by a Greek government donation has begun in Ghana, the Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday.