Gov’t hails reduction of unemployment
The decline of the unemployment rate in Greece to 9.2% in December 2023, three percentage points lower than in December 2022.
Students in Athens protest police operation in northern Greece
Downtown Athens was briefly closed to traffic again on Monday evening, as students protested a police operation to end a sit-in at Aristotle University’s School of Law in Komotini, northern Greece.
Private university reform just the tip of the iceberg
The controversy over the operation of private universities in Greece has raged for the past 30 years. For its champions, it is the holy grail that will liberate society from the yoke of statism.
Fresh goods see consumer prices treble
Consumers in Greece are paying almost three times the price that fruit and vegetables leave the field for and most of the money does not end up with the producer.
Viva Espana | Athens | February 10
The Athens Symphony Orchestra, led by the distinguished Greek conductor Andreas Tselikas, presents a vibrant showcase of fiery Spanish music at the Olympia Municipal Music Theater (59 Akadimias).
Same thing, different guise
During the economic crisis, the state asset hyperfund seemed like the perfect solution for ridding Greek taxpayers of the burden of a public sector that had been proven time and again to be a terrible business manager. Developments since have not vindicated that optimism.
ATHEX: Index gains on outlook momentum
The banks index took the lead in Monday’s bourse session at Athinon Avenue and took the benchmark to a new 13-year high.
Piraeus Bank expanding funding to agriculture
Piraeus Bank’s new financing for the agricultural sector in 2024 will exceed the 400 million euros granted last year, according to its managing director, Christos Megalou, speaking at a dinner hosted by the bank for approximately 200 of its customers from northern Greece.
AI abused for online fraud
The phenomenon of CEOs or CFOs of major international businesses being deceived by individuals employing artificial intelligence to mimic the voice of the group’s leader, has long been observed.
Course set for the biggest ever Posidonia
Posidonia 2024 is already on track to be the biggest ever in the long history of the world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition.