The constant march higher of Greek stocks continued on Wednesday, on a considerably increased turnover thanks to a number of business deals that not only increased the trading volume but also further fed the optimism among investors for medium-term gains.
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale registered shortly before 9 p.m. in the Gulf of Patras, near Antirio, on Wednesday evening.
Signs are growing that Greece is strengthening its position among the world’s leading tourism destinations, as traditional markets such as Britain and Austria are showing high demand for this country once again this year.
Europeans have dialled down their heating this winter, apparently heeding government calls to conserve energy amid the Ukraine crisis, with some delaying switching it on by almost a month and setting the temperature lower, data shows.
The government of Cyprus has stripped 222 wealthy investors and their family members of citizenship, an official said Wednesday, part of efforts to mend a reputation sullied by an investment-for-passports program that an inquiry found had unlawfully granted citizenships in hundreds of instances.
At a single stroke on Tuesday, the Public Debt Management Agency managed to beat the volatility and pressures expected to be caused by the continued tightening of European Central Bank monetary policy and the national elections, and to cover 50% of the 2023 loan program with its first market foray of the year.
Greek-owned startup Orfium is adding another tech company to its portfolio acquiring British-based Soundmouse, further expanding its services in the audiovisual industry.
The residential property market of Athens ranks fourth among numerous European cities in terms of how attractive it is as a destination for investors interested in exploiting real estate, according to data prepared by investment company ProfitLevel.
A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband’s “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community.
Tsolakis Architects have won the top prize among 17 proposals in the architectural competition launched in August for the new Athens Archaeological Museum in Akadimia Platonos, inside a recreational park and archaeological site in western Athens which was the site of Plato’s Academy.