Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Record property fund inflows

Foreign capital inflows into Greece’s real estate market increased by 60.2% on an annual basis, to 1.277 billion euros, during the first nine months of this year, according to the Bank of Greece.

Surrender to a drone? Ukraine is urging Russian soldiers to do just that

Tens of thousands of drones have been employed across Ukraine to kill the enemy, spy on its formations and guide bombs to their targets. But this month the Ukrainian military began a program to use drones in a more unusual role: to guide Russian soldiers who want to surrender.

Market Pass to be funded by windfall tax on refineries

A 33% tax imposed on the excess profits of oil refineries will finance the Market Pass benefit that will be distributed to 3.4 million Greek households, under an amendment attached to a Health Ministry’s draft bill.

ATHEX: Stock index advances to 8-month high

Greek stocks capitalized on the growth course of a number of eurozone bourses, most notably that of Frankfurt, to gain some ground on Wednesday and send the benchmark at Athinon Avenue to highs unseen since late April.

Double failure

Reporting by Kathimerini shows that the large number of unemployed graduates is the result of two factors.

A gateway to Vergina’s ancient treasures

The large, long-anticipated new museum at ancient Aigai, in northern Greece, opened its doors this week with the exhibition “Memories of Aigai,” showcasing finds from the excavations at Vergina.

AIA gears up for Athens listing

The two main shareholders of Athens International Airport have reached an agreement in principle on the basic parameters of its listing on the Athens Stock Exchange.

Post-Byzantine Icons | Thessaloniki | To June 14

The Thessaloniki Museum of Byzantine Culture is hosting the first-ever exhibition outside of Serbia of select icons from the famed Pava and Milan Sekulic collection.

Dilemmas at the ballot box

Opinion polls may be missing something. It would not be the first time, especially in their representation of the anti-systemic vote. However, let’s assume that their predictions are accurate when they show ruling New Democracy leading SYRIZA by a comfortable margin as the power of PASOK-KINAL remains stagnant.

Pfizer boss donates 600,000 from book proceeds to Thessaloniki institutions

Albert Bourla, Chief Executive Officer of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, will donate 600,000 euros from the proceeds of his book “Moonshot” to 10 institutions in Thessaloniki in honor of his mother.