The Athens Stock Exchange closed Monday at a 15-year-high, vaulting over 2,000 points. This landmark performance was coupled with a jump in turnover. Bank stocks and the industrial conglomerate Metlen were the focus of investor interest.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelati on Wednesday at 1 p.m., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.
Greek island hospitals face severe staff shortages across the archipelago, according to the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Workers (POEDIN).
Short-term rentals continue to expand at a rapid clip. In June, available beds in such rentals rose to 1.061 million, or 166,146 more than available beds in hotels.
Wednesday’s meeting in Athens between Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty is considered particularly significant for efforts to resolve pending issues regarding Saint Catherine’s Monastery status.
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has called on the European Union to scrap its Emissions Trading System and its FuelEU directive as soon as the global carbon tax takes effect.
The independent statistics authority ELSTAT has set up a working group to figure out the cause of unusual monthly fluctuations in the jobless numbers that, its officials say, do not reflect developments in the labor market.
Two men were injured shortly after midnight on Monday when a hand grenade was thrown inside a cafe they were sitting in, in the district of Agios Panteleimonas, in central Athens.
Consumers will soon be able to choose a new category of electricity bills, the so-called “red invoices.”
Alpha Bank and its 100% subsidiary Alpha Finance have announced they have signed a share purchase agreement to buy 100% of privately owned investment banking group Axia Ventures.