Deposits placed by households and private nonprofit institutions increased by 439 million euros in August, after an increase of €163 million in the previous month, with the annual growth rate standing at 3.3% from 3.4% in the previous month, the Bank of Greece said on Wednesday.
US Ambassador to Greece George J. Tsunis on Wednesday addressed the Energy Transition Symposium organized by the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics, where he emphasized Greece’s leadership role in eliminating energy dependence on Russia, the energy transition and the supply of energy to the Balkans.
Cyprus was last year one of three European Union countries in which foreign tourists accounted for more than 90% of the overnight stays.
After attending a ceremony in May commemorating her dead son and others killed in Romania’s 1989 revolution, a despondent mother – driven to despair by more than three decades of fruitless efforts to find out who killed her 12-year-old boy – made a final plea for justice.
The Greek economy is expected to grow by 2.4% this year and by 2.3% in 2023, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its latest forecasts, which were unchanged from its previous forecasts in May.
The Benaki Museum on Wednesday inaugurated an exhibition organized in cooperation with the University of Crete tracing the origins of stone sculpture and showcasing artifacts from Europe, Africa and the Middle East that are being shown to the Greek public for the first time.
Police on Crete have shut down an illegal drug racket in the Rethymno area of Mylopotamos and arrested one suspect, while identifying another believed to be his accomplice.
The impact of inflation and rising interest rates on first-half corporate results of listed companies continues to put pressure on stock prices at Athinon Avenue.
A bizarre phenomenon is observed everywhere in Greece: Numerous infrastructure projects and window dressing works under the auspices of the local government happen to mature at the same time, a few days before the municipal elections.
Since 2019, the Athens Art Book Fair has been showcasing artists who push the boundaries of traditional books and explore a variety of experimental forms.